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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

230 questions · 243 findings · 23 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 52 · 21.4%GRADE not reported 10 · 4.1%Very low 85 · 35%Low 51 · 21%Moderate 37 · 15.2%High 8 · 3.3%

Surgery vs preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery

Adverse events · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas

It is very uncertain whether surgery alone changes adverse events compared with preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery

Surgery for recurrent or persistent disease · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas

It is very uncertain whether surgery alone changes surgery for recurrent or persistent disease compared with preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs Pharmacological therapy

Health‐related quality of life Mean AcroQoL score (0‐100) · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas

Surgery alone showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life Mean AcroQoL score (0‐100) compared with pharmacological therapy alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery

Disease‐related complications Intubation difficulties requiring postponement of surgery · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas

It is very uncertain whether surgery alone changes disease‐related complications Intubation difficulties requiring… compared with preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review