ea0049ep1017 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2017
Sisman Pinar
, Pekgoz Murat
, Sisman Mete
, Cander Soner
, Gul Ozen Oz
, Erturk Erdinc
, Ersoy Canan
Background: Because of prolong exposure to elevated endogenous growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) levels in acromegaly, it is resulted in multipl comorbidities such as somatic growth, hypertension, diabetes and sleep apnea. Systemic complications caused by acromegaly include gastrointestinal (GIS) involvement. In our study it was planned to evaluate the upper GIS findings by using endoscopic and ultrasonographic methods in acromegaly patients.<p cla...