• Clinics · Apr 2017

    Treatment of acromegaly patients at the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM): Experience Report.

    • de Fátima BorgesMariaMDivisão de Endocrinologia e Metabolismo, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, BR., Beatriz Hallal Jorge Lara, Janaíne Machado Tomé, Leopoldo Prezia de Araújo, Flávio Cesar Lucas Bugiga, Júlio Cláudio Sousa, Jacqueline Mendes Fonseca Soares, Roberto Alexandre Dezena, and Beatriz Pires Ferreira.
    • Divisão de Endocrinologia e Metabolismo, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, BR.
    • Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2017 Apr 1; 72 (4): 218223218-223.

    Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment of acromegaly patients at the Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro.Methods:Cross-sectional and retrospective study of thirty cases treated over a period of two decades.Results:17 men (56.7%) aged 14-67 years and 13 women aged 14-86 years were analyzed. Twenty-one patients underwent transphenoidal surgery, whichwas associated with somatostatin receptor ligands in 11 patients (39.3%), somatostatin receptor ligands + radiotherapyin 5 patients (17.8%), radiotherapy in 3 patients (10.7%), and radiotherapy + somatostatin receptorligands + cabergoline in 1 patient (3.6%). Additionally, 2 patients underwent radiotherapy and surgeryalone. Six patients received somatostatin receptor ligands before surgery, and 2 were not treated due to refusal and death. Nine patients have died, and 20 are being followed; 13 (65%) have growth hormonelevels o1 ng/mL, and 11 have normal insulin-like growth factor 1 levels.Conclusion:The current treatment options enable patients seen in regional reference centers to achieve strict control parameters, which allows them to be treated close to their homes.

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