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The authors report the long-term results of total resection of HHs in two children with central precocious puberty and compare it with medical management in four children.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\">The two surgically treated patients underwent total resection of pedunculated HHs at 1.75 (Case 1) and 3.25 years (Case 2) and have received follow-up care for 9 and 8 years, respectively. There were no postoperative complications and computerized tomography scanning confirmed complete tumor removal in both patients. Both patients subsequently experienced some regression of secondary sexual characteristics. The response of luteinizing hormone to GnRH became prepubertal in one patient and was diminished in the other. However, the growth velocity remained elevated (&gt; 7 cm\/year), bone age remained advanced (&gt; +2 standard deviations) 5 years after surgery, decreasing adult height prediction. 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