Acromegaly is a chronic systemic disease with many complications and is associated with
increased mortality when not adequately treated. Substantial advances in acromegaly …

The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and the Association of Coloproctology for
Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) commissioned this update of the 2002 guidance. The …

Objective: The aim was to formulate clinical practice guidelines for acromegaly. Participants:
The Task Force included a chair selected by the Endocrine Society Clinical Guidelines …

AACE= American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; BEL=“best evidence” level;
BMD= bone mineral density; CPAP= continuous positive airway pressure; CPG= clinical …

Context Acromegaly has been associated with increased risk of cancer morbidity and
mortality, but research findings remain conflicting and population-based data are scarce. We …

Objective Limited data regarding adrenal involvement in multiple endocrine neoplasia type
1 (MEN1) is available. We describe the characteristics of MEN1-associated adrenal lesions …

Acromegaly (ACM) is a chronic, progressive disorder caused by the persistent
hypersecretion of GH, in the vast majority of cases secreted by a pituitary adenoma. The …

AIM: To examine the risk of colorectal neoplasm in acromegalic patients by meta-analyzing
all relevant controlled studies. METHODS: Extensive English language medical literature …

Context: GH and IGF-1 have been shown to affect tumor growth in vitro and in some animal
models. This report summarizes the available evidence on whether GH therapy in childhood …

Introduction Acromegaly is a quite rare chronic disease caused by the increased secretion of
growth hormone (GH) and subsequently insulin-like growth factor 1. Although …