Justin K. Lawrence1, Eamonn R. Maher2, Richard Sheaves3, Ashley B. Grossman1 1Department of Endocrinology, St. Bartholomew's & the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK; 2Section of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Birmingham and West Midlands Genetics Service, Birmingham, UK; and 3Centre for Read More
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The serum triiodothyronine to thyroxine (T3/T4) ratio in various thyroid disorders and after Levothyroxine replacement therapy
A. Mortoglou, H. Candiloros Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Athens Medical Centre Hospital, Athens, Greece Abstract In order to examine the significance of differences in the triiodothyronine/thyroxine (T3/T4) ratio in the achievement of euthyroidism and in different thyroidal diseases, we studied 1050 subjects: 233 were euthyroid (Eu), 239 hypothyroid (Hypo) with initial TSH levels Read More
Factors associated with body mass index in adults from Northern Greece
Themistoklis Tzotzas1, Theodoros Konstantinidis2, Maria Bougoulia1, Gerasimos E. Krassas1 1Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Panagia General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2Department of Hygiene and Statistics, Dimokritio University of Thrace, Thrace-Greece Abstract The aim of this large scale epidemiological cross-sectional study was to investigate potential factors, such as age, gender, socioeconomic status (measured as educational level Read More
Histopathology of Thyroid Tumors. An Overview
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
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