Lijecnicki vjesnik 2012;134(3-4)
CROATIAN SOCIETY OF ENDOCRINOLOGY GUIDELINES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACROMEGALY
DARKO KAŠTELAN, Tina Dušek, Branka Vizner, Živko Gnjidić, Željka Crnčević Orlić, Vesna Kušec, Zdravko Heinrich, Milan Vrkljan, Mirko Koršić
Abstract
The working group of the Croatian Society of Endocrinology met in September 2011 to discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas in patients with acromegaly. The group comprised 9 pituitary specialists including endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, and medical biochemistry specialist. After a critical analysis of published scientific papers the group has developed guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly.