Open AccessIdentification of Acromegalic Patients at Risk of Developing Colonic Adenomas
Author(s) -
Fausto Bogazzi,
Chiara Cosci,
Chiara Sardella,
Aurelio Costa,
Luca Manetti,
Maurizio Gasperi,
Giuseppe Rossi,
Luigi Bartalena,
Enio Martino
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-2500
Subject(s) - acromegaly , medicine , colonoscopy , gastroenterology , adenoma , odds ratio , confidence interval , endocrinology , colorectal cancer , cancer , hormone , growth hormone
Acromegaly seems to be associated with an increased prevalence of colonic adenomas, although factors affecting their development and recurrence of the latter are not fully known.
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