Endocrinology

The Endocrinology Operational Unit carries out a diagnostic-therapeutic classification of the main endocrine and metabolic disorders and establishes a personalized treatment procedure.

• Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases: Hypothyroidism/Hyperthyroidism, acute, subacute and chronic/autoimmune thyroiditis (Basedow disease and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis), thyroid nodule and multinodular goiter, thyroid carcinoma (papillary, medullary, astrocytoma), parathyroid carcinoma, parathyroid hyperplasia, parathyroid adenoma
• Hypothalamic-pituitary Diseases: non-functioning and hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas (GH, PRL, ACTH, FSH/LH, TSH); Isolated/partial Hypopituitarism/panhypopituitarism; hypophysitis; diabetes insipidus; craniopharyngioma
• Adrenal Disorders: hypoadrenalism; non-functioning and hormone-secreting adrenal adenoma (cortisol, corticosteroids, androgens, catecholamines/metanephrines), Adrenogenital Syndromes
• Paragangliomas
• Endocrine Malignancies and Multiple Primary Malignancy Syndrome (MEN 1, MEN 2A e 2B)
• Osteoporosis: Senile Osteoporosis; Secondary Osteoporosis; Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis
• Menstrual Disorders: Primary/secondary Amenorrhea; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Neuroendocrine Tumors: Neuroendocrine tumors in the gastro-enteropancreatic tract (GEP-net); Endobronchial Carcinoids
• Dyslipidemia and Obesity
• Pediatric Endocrinology: GHD; Early puberty; Congenital disorders of the endocrine system
• Andrological Diseases 
• Endocrine complications in chronic illnesses

• General Endocrinology and thyroid scan Outpatient Services: thyroid and parathyroid diseases, adrenal gland disorders, hypothalamic-pituitary diseases, metabolic syndrome, menstrual disorders;
• Pediatric Endocrinology Outpatient Services: auxological visits, GH dysfunction, early puberty;
• Osteoporosis Outpatient Services
• Neuroendocrine tumor Outpatient Services
• Andrology Outpatient Services: infertility, varicoceles, hypogonadism
• Fine needle aspiration of the thyroid