Sandostatin® in the Treatment of Acromegaly : Consensus Round Table, Amsterdam 1987 /

Acromegaly is a relatively rare chronic disease. Nevertheless, it is life-threatening in its sequelae, for example, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Since it also has disfiguring properties - especially of the head and face - acromegaly has serious psychological consequences which are reinfo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lamberts, Steven W. J.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1988.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Acromegaly is a relatively rare chronic disease. Nevertheless, it is life-threatening in its sequelae, for example, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Since it also has disfiguring properties - especially of the head and face - acromegaly has serious psychological consequences which are reinforced by the awareness of factors such as excessive sweating. It is precisely on these signs and symptoms that Sandostatin R has a rapid effect, thus improving the patient's quality of life as well as counteracting the underlying processes. SandostatinÊ.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 171 pages 78 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642736940 (electronic bk.)
3642736947 (electronic bk.)