Acromegalia: diagnóstico y tratamiento

Olga Lidia Pereira Despaigne, Maricela Silvia Palay Despaigne, Argenis Rodríguez Cascaret

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La acromegalia es una enfermedad crónica multisistémica, de baja prevalencia, cuyo diagnóstico y tratamiento deben adecuarse a las realidades actuales.  No obstante, continúa siendo una enfermedad subdiagnosticada, que evoluciona con una elevada tasa de mortalidad, generalmente por causas cardiovasculares y cerebrovasculares, lo cual reduce la esperanza de vida de la persona que la padece.  En el presente artículo se describen las formas de presentación del hipersomatotropismo, los métodos de diagnóstico y las modalidades terapéuticas, que incluyen la quirúrgica, la farmacológica y la radioterapia.

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acromegalia, hipersomatotropismo, diagnóstico hormonal.

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