Octreotide is effective in acromegaly but often results in cholelithiasis

Ann Intern Med. 1990 Feb 1;112(3):159-60. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-159.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acromegaly / blood
  • Acromegaly / drug therapy*
  • Animals
  • Cholelithiasis / chemically induced*
  • Growth Hormone / blood
  • Humans
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism
  • Octreotide / adverse effects
  • Octreotide / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
  • Growth Hormone
  • Octreotide