This is going to kill you,'" Kohn recalled. "And the first thing that I asked was 'Can I still stunt-jump after this surgery?'" What is acromegaly, and how is it treated? Acromegaly is a hormonal ...

Acromegaly is curable in some cases. In patients who have a small pituitary gland tumor that can be removed via surgery, the disease can be cured 85% of the time. For patients with large-but ...

Acromegaly is a serious endocrine disease associated ... IGF-1 levels but inadequate growth hormone suppression following surgery or elevated IGF-1 concentration in the presence of adequate ...

A woman in her 40s reported a two month history of her shoes and gloves becoming increasingly tight, headaches, blurred vision, and a tight sensation in her skin. She did not report any joint pain or ...

Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKR) is used as an adjuvant therapy in patients with acromegaly if primary surgery fails or is contraindicated. Studies that extensively examine the efficacy and safety ...

A generic version of a treatment for acromegaly is now available for adults in the U.S., according to an industry press release. Adults diagnosed with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome have a higher ...