Abstract
Aim: To investigate the importance and necessity of colonoscopic screening in patients with acromegaly.
 Methods: This study included 82 patients with acromegaly and, 82 healthy individuals as the control group who underwent screening colonoscopy in the Gastroenterology Department of Karadeniz Technical University, between January 2008-January 2021.
 Results:The mean age of the patients was 45.71 ± 12.61 years at the time of acromegaly diagnosis. 51.2% (n=42) of patients were female. Abnormal findings including evidence of polyps, and inadequate bowel preparation were significantly more common in the acromegaly group than the control(p
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