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Is presurgical treatment with somatostatin analogs necessary in acromegalic patients?

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS San Raffaele, University of Milano, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milano, Italy

    M. Losa M.D., P. Mortini & M. Giovanelli

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Losa, M., Mortini, P. & Giovanelli, M. Is presurgical treatment with somatostatin analogs necessary in acromegalic patients?. J Endocrinol Invest 22, 871–873 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03343662

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