Prevalence of colonic polyps is not increased in patients with acromegaly: Analysis of 60 patients from India

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 266-269

  Bhansali, Anil ^a   Kochhar, Rakesh ^a   Chawla, Yogesh K ^a   Reddy, Somashekara ^a   Dash, Radharaman Jiban ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Adenoma; Colon; Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CECUM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON POLYP; COLON SURGERY; COLON TUMOR; COLONOSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; INDIA; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SPLEEN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1542616623     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2003.03282.x     Document Type: Article

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