Building on the success of the first Handbook of Acromegaly, this new book has brought together the world’s leading experts in the field of acromegaly under the editorship of John Wass.

The resulting new handbook delves into the history of acromegaly, reviews current therapy and looks to the future opportunities for the management of acromegaly to produce, what will prove to be, the definitive treatise on acromegaly for years to come.

Chapters:

History of acromegaly
E R Laws and J A Jane Jr, USA

The epidemiology of acromegaly
A Beckers and A F Daly, Belgium

Current concepts in molecular pathogenesis of acromegaly
R Yu and S Melmed, USA

Clinical features of acromegaly
L Katznelson, USA

Long-term complications of acromegaly
A Colao, Italy

Rare causes of acromegaly
P Chanson, S Salenave, C Droumaguet, L Cazabat, F Galland and J Young, France

Aims of treatment
P U Freda, USA

Medical therapy for acromegaly
J O L Jorgensen, H Orskov and J Weeke, Denmark

Surgical management of acromegaly
M Buchfelder and S Schlaffer, Germany

Radiotherapy for acromegaly
F Solda, A Lumb and M Brada, UK

Gamma knife
J Newell-Price, UK

Long-term treatment
S Neggers, S Lamberts and A-J van der Lely, The Netherlands

Future areas of research in acromegaly
M D Culler, USA and P E Harris, UK