The impact of transsphenoidal surgery on glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance in acromegaly

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Authors

Maria Stelmachowska‐Banaś · Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine

Grzegorz Zieliński · Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej

Piotr Zdunowski · Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine

Jan Krzysztof Podgórski · Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej

Wojciech Zgliczyński · Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine

Abstract

We conclude that in acromegalic patients glucose homeostasis alterations and insulin sensitivity can be normalized after transsphenoidal surgery, even if strict biochemical cure criteria are not fulfilled.

Topics & Keywords

Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors TGF-β signaling in diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska

Volume 45, Issue 4, pp. 328-334

DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3843(14)60103-1

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