PREVALENCE OF GALLSTONES IN ACROMEGALICS UNTREATED WITH SOMATOSTATIN

Objective: To determine the prevalence of gallstones in patients with acromegaly untreated with long-acting somatostatin analogues. Design: Abdominal ultrasound examinations were performed on patients with acro megaly who had never been treated with somatostatin analogues. Results : Seven out of 50 patients were found to have gallstones. None of the patients had previously had cholecystectomy. Three patients had small gallbladder polyps. Conclusion: The observed gallstone prevalence of 1 4% was not statistically different from the expected prevalence of 11% . Acromegalics untreated with somatostatin analogues do not have an un duly high prevalence of gallstones.