Question · asked by 1 review
Surgery vs Pharmacological therapy: Surgery for recurrent or persistent disease
- Population
- adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas
- Intervention
- Surgery
- Comparison
- Pharmacological therapy
- Outcome
- Surgery for recurrent or persistent disease
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgery alone vs pharmacological therapy alone Surgery for recurrent or persistent disease · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas The review found no eligible studies for this question. Surgical and non‐surgical interventions for primary and salvage treatment of growth hormone‐secreting… (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | Not reported | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical and non‐surgical interventions for primary and salvage treatment of growth hormone‐secreting pituitary adenomas in adults 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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