Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To evaluate the frequency and morpho-histological characteristics of the colonic polyps (CP) in acromegaly patients (pts).Materials and methods: We studied 53 pts (50 female, 3 men) aged 23–76 (median – 47) with active acromegaly. The mean disease duration was 10.7±4.3 years. Somatotropinoma was diagnosed in 51 pts and somatoprolactinoma in two. The activity of acromegal? was confirmed on the base of the clinical and hormonal data. Ba...