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Acromegaly is a rare, chronic, disabling disease of endocrine origin that causes several debilitating systemic dysfunctions due to the excessive production of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) (Gadelha et al., 2017).
In 98% of cases, the disease is caused by a sporadic
1. Background
Endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS) is the collective name for several rare disorders of chronic glucocorticoid (GC) excess. The most common causes are ACTH producing pituitary adenoma [Cushing's disease (CD)], cortisol producing adrenal adenoma (CPAA) and ectopic ACTH producing
1.0 INTRODUCTION The association between parathyroidectomy and cardiovascular status improvement is still inconclusive. There is evidence to suggest that primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is associated with hypertension, whereas few studies show that hypertension does not reverse after surgical
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate. Symptoms related to BPH are one of the most common problems in older men. Histological evidence of BPH is found in more than is approximately 10% for men in their 30s, 20% for men in their 40s, reaches 50% to 60% for
1. Study design: endoscopist-blinded, prospective, randomized controlled trial
2. Subjects
- A single-center, randomized, observer-blinded study was performed at Korea University Hospital in Anam. Outpatients were prospectively enrolled. Each group of the patients will receive PEG-Asc or PEG-Asc