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Adult GHD may improve after transsphenoidal surgery in young adults

Young patients with adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) caused by nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma (NFPA) with certain peak GH levels may experience improvements after initial transsphenoidal surgery (TSS), according to a study. Preoperative pituitary provocation tests (PPTs) were performed before 276 patients underwent TSS for NFPA, and again 3 months after...