Publications by authors named "Kaveesha Rajapaksa"
Article Synopsis
- Acromegaly, if left uncontrolled, can lead to serious health issues, and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an alternative for patients who can't undergo or have failed pituitary surgery, but long-term safety data are limited.
- A study followed 118 patients treated with SRS over 30 years, finding that the incidence of stroke was similar to the normal population, and the average follow-up was 134 months with no significant loss of vision for most patients.
- The findings suggest SRS does not increase stroke risk, and that careful planning with MRI and limiting radiation treatments can reduce complications, particularly for vision-related issues.
Objective: Transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) remains the recommended primary treatment for acromegaly. Long-term outcome data are not available for patients treated with gamma knife radiosurgery (STRS) as a primary treatment.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.