Chrisoula D. Scopa Dept. of Pathology, University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Patras, Greece INTRODUCTION Thyroid cancer accounts for approximately 1% of total cancer cases in developed countries. It affects all age groups, although it is rare in children. Thyroid tumors are more frequent in women than in men. Despite their Read More
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Management of Diabetic Retinopathy. An Overview
Eustratios V. Gotzaridis1, Athina Markou2, Zdenek Gregor3 1Eye Department, Athinaiki General Hospital, Athens, Greece, 2Department of Endocrinology, G. Genimatas General Hospital, Athens, Greece, 3Medical Retina Department at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1V 2 PD, UK. INTRODUCTION Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus experience a high incidence of severe ocular complications and are more likely to Read More
Baubo: a Case of Ambiguous Genitalia in the Eleusinian Mysteries
Neoklis A. Georgopoulos1, George A. Vagenakis2, Apostolos L. Pierris3 Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology1, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology2, University of Patras Medical School, Philosopher3 THE BAUBO EPISODE IN THE ORPHIC-ELEUSINIAN FOUNDATION MYTH: TEXTUAL EVIDENCE. In an Orphic account of the constitutive mythology of the Eleusinian Mysteries, there occurs Read More
Persistent hyperinsulinemic neonatal hypoglycemia caused by focal nesidioblastosis. Preoperative diagnosis by pancreatic venous sampling
Maria Maniati-Christidis1, Fotini Psychou2, Claire Nihoul-Fekete3 1,2First Pediatric Department, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece, 3Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France Abstract A female infant with persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia is described. Persistent euglycemia could not be achieved by diazoxide, somatostatin and frequent, low protein feeds. Preoperative localization of focal insulin hypersecretion by percutaneous pancreatic venous sampling Read More
Insulin resistance in pheochromocytoma improves more by surgical rather than by medical treatment
Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis1, Evangelia Zapanti1, Maria-Helen Peridis2, Panayiotis Ntavos1, George Mastorakos2 1First Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Laikon General Hospital, Athens University, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece and 2Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Endocrine Unit, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens University, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece Abstract Pheochromocytoma, a neuroendocrine tumor, is often associated Read More
The role of Hemochromatosis C282Y and H63D mutations in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Greece
Ioannis G Habeos, Agathoklis Psyrogiannis, Venetsana Kyriazopoulou, A Psilopanagiotou, Athanasios G Papavassiliou, Apostolos G Vagenakis Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece Abstract Several authors have suggested a positive association between diabetes type 2 (DM2) and the C282Y and H63D mutations of the hereditary hemochromatosis gene but Read More
Self-reported prevalence of obesity among 20,329 adults from large territories of Greece, Serbia and Turkey
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
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