Acromegaly: analysis of 132 cases treated surgically.

The surgical treatment of 132 acromegalics is analyzed. There was an equal sex distribution among patients between the ages of 30 and 59. In the younger patients there was a preponderance of males, and the opposite situation occurred in patients older than 59 years. The overall cure rates were 58% (growth hormone (GH) less than 5 ng/ml) and 78% (GH less than 10 ng/ml). Endocrinological evidence of cure was observed most commonly in patients who exhibited preoperative GH values below 70 ng/ml.