Articles by author - Jacek Karpe

Is there any relation between hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance and colorectal lesions in patients with acromegaly?

Foltyn W, Kos-Kudla B, Strzelczyk J, Matyja V, Karpe J, Rudnik A, Marek B, Kajdaniuk D, Sieron A, Latos W.

Clinical Trial 2008; 29(1): 107-112 PubMed PMID: 18283256  Keywords:  Acromegaly:complications, Adenoma:etiology, Adult, Aged, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Colonic Polyps:etiology, Colorectal Neoplasms:etiology, Female, Growth Hormone:blood, Homeostasis:physiology, Humans, Hyperinsulinism:complications, Insulin:blood, Insulin .    Citation

INTRODUCTION: Pathogenesis of colonic lesions in patients with acromegaly remains still unclear. There are suggestions that apart from som.....

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Detection of colorectal lesions by using autofluorescence colonoscopy in acromegalics and their relation to serum growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels.

Matyja V, Kos-Kudla B, Foltyn W, Strzelczyk J, Latos W, Marek B, Kajdaniuk D, Karpe J, Ostrowska Z, Sieron-Stoltny K, Sieron A.

Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 639-643 PubMed PMID: 17159821  Keywords:  Acromegaly:blood, Adenoma:complications, Adult, Aged, Colonic Polyps:complications, Colonoscopy:methods, Colorectal Neoplasms:complications, Female, Fluorescence, Growth Hormone:blood, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:analysis, Male, Middle Aged, Pitu.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Acromegalics have an increased risk of colorectal neoplasm. The aim of this study was to establish the association between acr.....

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