In the present study the effect of the synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone on the plasma insulin response of normal, mildly diabetic and acromegalic subjects to oral administration of glucose ...

Bragg-peak proton hypophysectomy was used in 22 acromegalic patients. Of 14 followed for two to 36 months, size of hands, feet or face decreased in nine. Variable improvement took place in ...

In patients with growth-hormone-secreting pituitary macroadenomas, acromegalic symptoms might resolve after trans-sphenoidal surgery, but additional drug therapy is needed in about 50% of cases.

Charles Byrne, known as “The Irish Giant,” was born in Co Derry in 1761. Suffering from acromegalic gigantism, a condition which caused him to grow to 7ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall, Byrne set off ...

Long-term biochemical control of acromegaly does not prevent progression of acromegalic arthropathy in many patients, report researchers from The Netherlands. Arthropathy is a complication of ...