title: [Gastric and duodenal polyps in acromegaly].
abstract: Relationship between acromegaly and occurrence of colonic cancer and polyps is well-known. A rare case of gastric and duodenal polyps in a patient with hypophyseal adenoma is described. After selective hypophysectomy a regression of the polyps was observed. Probable mechanisms of the development and the regression of polyposis are explained. The diagnostic value of gastroscopy in the screening for polyps in patients with acromegaly is discussed.
authors.affiliation: I. Medizinische Klinik, Komenský Universität, Bratislava, CSFR.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Payer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huorka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gregorová
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Polák
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Magen- und Duodenumpolypen bei Akromegalie.