2010 versus the 2000 consensus criteria in patients with normalised insulin‐like growth factor 1 after transsphenoidal surgery has high predictive values for long‐term recurrence‐free survival in acromegaly

The present study investigated the factors associated with recurrence during long‐term follow‐up in acromegaly and compared the recurrence rate between patients in remission with 2010 vs 2000 consensus criteria. We retrospectively recruited 133 adult acromegalic patients who had undergone transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) from January 2013 to December 2014 and assessed their clinical characteristics, surgical outcomes and recurrence. Surgical...