Polyzois Makras, Socrates E. Papapoulos
Hypercalcaemia results from the failure of renal calcium excretion to compensate increased influx of calcium into the circulation from the intestine, the kidneys and the skeleton. Hypercalcaemia is a common metabolic abnormality of varying severity …
Peter D. Papapetrou
The adverse events of the nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates are reviewed. Oral bisphosphonates (alendronate, risedronate and ibandronate), mainly used for the treatment of osteoporosis, have been associated with adverse events from the upper gastrointestinal tract …
Karel Pacak, Graeme Eisenhofer, Ioannis Ilias
Pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas(PHEOs/PGLs) are rare but treacherous catecholamine-producing tumors which, if overlooked or improperly treated, will almost invariably prove fatal. Patients with MEN2 PHEOs have a high incidence of paroxysmal attacks …
Bessie E. Spiliotis, Theodore K. Alexandrides, Christoforos Karystianos, Pavlos Vassilakos, Zvi Zadik, Nikoleta M. Nikolakopoulou, George Nikiforidis, Nicholas G Beratis
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the IGF-I generation test (IGF-I gen) as a possible indirect test of Growth Hormone (GH) secretory status. METHODS: Sixty-five GH deficient (GHD 1 and 2) and 86 control children were studied …
Ioannis Karamouzis, Dimitrios Grekas, Michael Karamouzis, Konstantinos Kallaras, Vassiliki Stergiou-Michailidou, Evangelia Kouidi, Asterios Deligiannis, Norma Vavatsi-Christaki
OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the levels of vasoactive eicosanoid hormone-like substances PGE2, PGI2 and TXA2 in hemodialysis (HD)patients who were following a long-term physical training program …
Andreas Kiriakopoulos, Christos Varounis, Dimitrios Tsakayannis, Dimitrios Linos
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) as a definitive procedure for morbidly obese patients. Design: This constitutes a prospective study carried out in a tertiary care private hospital and included 15 morbidly obese patients who underwent LSG …
Mehmet Uludag, Adnan Isgor, Gürkan Yetkin, Murat Atay, Abut Kebudi, Ismail Akgun
Ectopic and/or supernumerary parathyroid glands are a major cause of persistent and recurrent Hyperparathyroidism (HPT). For this reason, it is widely accepted that preoperative localization should be performed to improve the surgical results in patients with persistent or recurrent HPT …
Ibrahim Nasiru Akanmu, Oludara Mobolaji Adewale
Multiple thyroid ectopia with a normally located thyroid gland is a very rare condition. We present a 34-year old Nigerian woman who had had anterior and left-sided lateral neck swellings for the past 15 years …