Gerasimos E Krassas1, Fahrettin Kelestimur2, Dragan Micic3,Themistoklis Tzotzas1, Theodoros Konstandinidis4, MariaBougoulia1, Christos Tsametis1, Ramiz Colak2, Jagoda Jorga3, Zivka Kostic3, Mirjana Pavlovic3. The Balkan Group for the Study of Obesity 1Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, "Panagia" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey, 3Institut of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Belgrade, Serbia, 4Laboratory of Hygiene, Medical Read More
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Body composition in asymptomatic HIV-infected men: cross-sectional and prospective assessment
Marios C Lazanas1, Irene V Lambrinoudaki2, Gerasimos A Douskas2, Georgios A Tsekes2, 1Maria N Chini1, Evangelos K Georgiou2 1Second Department of Internal Medicine – AIDS Unit, Tzanion Hospital, Piraeus, Greece, 2Department of Medical Physics, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece Abstract Data on body composition changes in HIV infected patients is sparse and controversial. The Read More
Doping: a challenge to the endocrinologist. A reappraisal in view of the Olympic Games of 2004
Leonidas H Duntas1, Constantinos Parisis2 1Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, Athens' University Medical School, Athens, Greece, 2Chief of Medical Committee (COM) ATHOC 2004 Abstract The aim of this review is to provide an update on drug abuse by athletes, their mode of action and the technical difficulties of detection. The most common doping agents are the Read More
Prediction and prevention of type 2 diabetes
Konstantinos Makrilakis, Nikolaos Katsilambros First Department of Propaedeutic Medicine of Athens University Medical School and the Diabetologic Center Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most costly and burdensome chronic diseases of our time and a condition that is increasing in epidemic proportions worldwide. Its complications are a Read More
Recent developments in transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary tumors
Panagiotis Nomikos1, Rudolf Fahlbusch2, Michael Buchfelder1 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany and 2Department of Neurosurgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany INTRODUCTION Despite recent and ongoing advances in the pharmacological and radiotherapeutic management of pituitary tumors, surgery remains the therapy of choice for the vast majority of these lesions. Both transsphenoidal and transcranial Read More
Adrenal Incidentaloma (Adrenaloma)
Dimitrios A. Linos First Surgical Clinic Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA Abstract The management of adrenalomas should include the following:1. A detailed history and physical examination to detect subtle evidence of hormonal hypersecretion or the possibility of metastatic carcinoma.2. Hormonal studies: • Short dexamethasone suppression test (2 mg of Read More
Adrenal Incidentalomas or Adrenalomas: The NIH state-of-the-science conference statement
In this issue of Hormones, Dr. Dimitrios Linos has written a comprehensive review on adrenal incidentalomas, for which he proposes the more economical term "adrenalomas"1,2. The management of these incidentally discovered, common masses has many controversies stemming from the fact that a minute proportion of them can be malignant2. There are two known common conditions Read More
Primary Adrenal lymphoma presented with adrenal insufficiency
Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis1, Pantelis Chatzismalis1, Frangiskos Economou1, Stefanos Lazarides1, Athena Androulaki2, Grigorios Kouraklis3 1Endocrine Section, First Department of Medicine, Athens University Medical School, 2Department of Pathology, Laiko General Hospital, 32nd Department of Surgery Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece Abstract We report a 71-year old man who presented with symptoms of adrenal insufficiency and large bilateral Read More
Treatment of recurrent gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a patient with von Willebrand\’s disease with administration of octreotide LAR and propranolol
Napoleon Krikis, Konstantinos Tziomalos, Vasilios Perifanis, Sofia Vakalopoulou, Asterios Karagiannis, Vasilia Garypidou, Fedon Harsoulis Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract We report a patient with von Willebrand' s disease who had had recurrent and life-threatening bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract. Despite extensive investigation, no apparent Read More
Langerhans\’ cell histiocytosis in an adult patient manifested as recurrent skull lesions and Diabetes Insipidus
Polyzois Makras1, Dimitris Papadogias1, Chrysoula Samara2, Athanasios Zetos3, Gregory Kaltsas1, George Piaditis1, Antony C Chu 4 1Department of Endocrinology, 2Radiology, G. Genimatas General Hospital, Athens Greece; 39th Pulmonary Department, "SOTIRIA" Hospital, Athens, Greece; 4Unit of Dermatology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, UK Abstract We describe a 57-year old female with the diagnosis of skull and Read More