Affected populations: Acromegaly is estimated to affect approximately 50 to 70 people out of every million. However, the true ...

The case report by cardiologist Mahmoud Gomaa and colleagues from Kafrelsheikh University Hospital in Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt, highlighted the potential complications of acromegaly. The patient ...

Biochemical control of acromegaly in noncured patients is usually defined as serum growth hormone (GH) levels <2.0 µg/l, plus normal-for-age serum levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I).

Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKR) is used as an adjuvant therapy in patients with acromegaly if primary surgery fails or is contraindicated. Studies that extensively examine the efficacy and safety ...