[Applications and results of photon absorptiometry].

abstract：:Loss of estrogens or androgens causes bone loss by increasing the rate of bone remodeling, and also causes an imbalance between resorption and formation by prolonging the lifespan of osteoclasts and shortening the lifespan of osteoblasts. Conversely, treatment with androgens, as well as estrogens, maintains cancellous...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Lindberg MK,Vandenput L,Movèrare Skrtic S,Vanderschueren D,Boonen S,Bouillon R,Ohlsson C

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medullary thyroid carcinoma arises from the C cells, which produce a characteristic hormone, calcitonin. At present, surgery is the main treatment modality. Medullary thyroid carcinoma is usually treated with total thyroidectomy and with removal of nodes in the central portion of the neck and upper mediastinum. Cervic...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Vitale G,Cascone E,Lupoli G Jr,Ciccarelli A,Barone C,Lupoli G

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) are closely monitored during the first decade after diagnosis. At intervals of 1-2 years withdrawal of suppressive doses of T(4) is recommended in order to check thyroglobulin (Tg) levels under increased TSH. T(4) therapy is usually withdrawn for 5 weeks (during ...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Chrisoulidou A,Pazaitou-Panayiotou K,Kaprara A,Platoyiannis D,Lafaras C,Boudina M,Georgiou E,Drimonitis A,Bischiniotis T,Vainas I

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present 6 cases of carotid glomus tumours referred to their attention over the past 10 years. Their experience shows that colour ultrasonography (using both morphological and functional evaluation) is the diagnostic key for defining the treatment of paraganglioma. More recent experience highlights the role...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： De Falco M,Sperlongano P,Parmeggiani D,Pisaniello D,Parmeggiani U

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of GH treatment in subjects with a GH deficiency has led to contrasting results concerning its impact to develop thyroid hyperfunction, whereas many others have underlined the possible onset of hypothyroidism. A number of studies have been carried out over short periods in subjects with multiple tropin deficie...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Sacco V,Maioli A,Citro G,Galasso R,Vinci ML,Zampino A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As it's well known from the clinic, human syndromes depending on pituitary GH, ACTH and PRL secreting tumors are associated with alteration of glucose homeostasis. There is an hypothetical but convincing explanation for this, based on a number of concrete observations and experiments. The main mechanism for glucose in...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Blasi C,Grossi A,Tamburrano G

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is diabetes that is first diagnosed in the second or third trimester of pregnancy in patients who did not have a history of diabetes before pregnancy. Consequences of GDM include increased risk of macrosomia and birth complications in the infant and an increased risk of maternal typ...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Šimják P,Anderlová K,Cinkajzlová A,Pařízek A,Kršek M,Haluzík M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Authors report a case of left adrenal mass incidentally discovered by upper abdominal echogram in a 40 year old man. Physical examination showed no signs of hypercortisolism and plasma cortisol and ACTH levels were in the normal range as well as urinary free cortisol. After adrenalectomy, 4 and 8 month follow-up w...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Zingrillo M,Errico M,D'Aloiso L,Torlontano M,Parracino T,Gomes V

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A limited number of human and animal studies suggest that a relationship exists between phthalates and obesity, although this is not supported by all research. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and the levels of phthalates in human blood and urine sam...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Oktar S,Sungur S,Okur R,Yilmaz N,Ustun I,Gokce C

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this paper was to determine the prevalence of altered sensorium and their determinants in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). METHODS:Retrospective review of medical records for diabetic ketoacidosis admissions over a two year period. RESULTS:A total of 94 admissions for DKA in 89 patients were reviewed. Majo...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Ekpebegh C,Longo-Mbenza B

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acromegaly is a rare disease characterized by high levels of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). The excess of GH leads to the development of different manifestations in different organs, from subtle signs in the bones and soft tissues to the development of respiratory and cardiac insufficien...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： García-Álvarez M,Climent V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World population is facing a health challenge never seen since the Spanish influenza of one hundred years ago. During the last months, the scientific community has been debating on the potential harmful effect of Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or Angiotensin II receptor Type 1 receptor blockers (A...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Luzi L,Bucciarelli L,Ferrulli A,Terruzzi I,Massarini S

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic disorders of carbohydrate metabolism in which glucose is underutilized, resulting in hyperglycemia. Reproductive impairment in poorly controlled diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1DM) results from a combined effect of insulin deficiency and hyperglycemia that disrupt the functio...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Pertynska-Marczewska M,Cypryk K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetological care in pre-gestational (preGDM) and gestational (GDM) pregnant diabetic is an indispensable factor for the reduction of risk of mother, fetus and newborn complications. The adoption of an intensified therapy, aiming at maintaining almost normal glycemic values, and the improvement in fetal monitoring h...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Dradi Maraldi C,Santini C

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild hypothyroidism (thyroid stimulating hormone [TSH] less than 10 mIU/L) induces reversible cognitive dysfunction, which can be evaluated by event related potentials (ERP). So far, only little is known about the impact of subclinical hypothyroidism on ERP as electrophysiological markers of cognitive activi...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Dejanović M,Ivetić V,Nestorović V,Milanović Z,Erić M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer are cured with standard primary treatments including surgery, radioactive iodine and TSH suppression. A small proportion of patients who develop radioactive iodine-refractory metastatic disease have few treatment options. Recent discovery of the molecular mec...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Dadu R,Cabanillas ME

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) is a hypothalamic hormone that is essential for normal expansion of the somatotrope lineage during pituitary development. Decreased GHRH secretion and/or action leads to impairment of this process and somatotrope hypoplasia in both humans and experimental animals. Excessive GHRH...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Frohman LA,Kineman RD

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of fine needle biopsy (FNB) and intraoperative frozen-section biopsy (FS) regarding the surgical management of thyroid nodules. METHODS:A total of 812 patients with solitary nodule or dominant nodule in a multinodular goiter were evaluated. The pa...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Morosini PP,Mancini V,Filipponi S,Taccaliti A,Ferretti M,Gusella P,Vecchi A,Fianchini A,Fabris G

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenals are a common site of metastasis for many solid tumors. Adrenal metastases, and related symptoms of adrenal failure, are usually overlooked in clinical practice. This is probably due to the functional compensation of the adrenal glands and to the fact that signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency are aspeci...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Piga A,Bracci R,Porfiri E,Cellerino R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients and animals with poorly controlled or uncontrolled diabetes present with diurnal hypersecretion of glucocorticoids and altered regulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. Although some of these changes are reversed with insulin replacement therapy, neuroendocrine function is not always ...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Chan O,Inouye K,Riddell MC,Vranic M,Matthews SG

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversies surround the view that the blood-bone ionic equilibrium is controlled by ionic changes at a so called "bone membrane" that display a pump-leak mechanism able to maintain a concentration gradient for chloride in addition to that for calcium, sodium and potassium. On the other hand it is known that a chlor...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Rubinacci A,Boniforti F,De Ponti A

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For decades gross-total resection was the preferred treatment option in childhood-onset craniopharyngioma, assuming that radical strategies at the time of initial diagnosis and treatment would result in cure. Recent reports on long-term prognosis, novel treatment approaches, and molecular genetics provide new insights...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Müller HL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this paper was to compare serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (HsCRP) levels and carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) of patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) with that in control subjects. METHODS:Ninety-six subjects with prediabetes, 48 with IFG...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Karbek B,Cakal E,Cakir E,Bozkurt N,Unsal I,Sahin M,Delibaşi T

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical intervention for breast cancer has continually evolved. The current review reports on updates from the pivotal trials, examines areas of controversy, and explores possible future directions. ...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Rao R,Wiechmann L

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperhomocysteinemia is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Various factors, both modifiable and non-modifiable, interact with the homocysteine metabolism and determine the plasma homocysteine concentrations. These include genetic abnormalities, age, sex and various nutritional and hormonal dete...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Asnani S,Desouza C,Homan J,Murthy SN,McNamara DB,Fonseca V

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether inappropriate LH secretion in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCO) was related to a reduction of inhibitory opioid control on the GnRH-LH system, 23 women affected by PCO (12 obese, BMI: 37.1 +/- 3.9 and 11 non obese, BMI: 21.5 + 2.4) and 19 fertile women (10 obese, BMI: 38.8 + 1.8 and 9 non obese, B...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Barletta C,Vagiri D,Scavo D

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperparathyroidism is a not uncommon disease in the elderly. A prevalence of 3% for women and 1% for men is reported in subjects aged 65 years and over. Routine serum calcium determination and parathyroid hormone radioimmuno-assay allow to make an early diagnosis in still asymptomatic subjects. In the elderly...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Molaschi M,Ponzetto M,Romin R,Cerrato P,Gangemi D

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The surgical approach to Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (DTC) is controversial. Aim of this study is to evaluate the opportunity of total thyroidectomy as treatment of choice for DTC in children. METHODS:We examined the tumor features at diagnosis, the complications of surgery and the clinical outcome in ...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Iurato MP,Scollo C,Belfiore A,Pellegriti G,Salice P,Pezzino V,Giuffrida D

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone (GH) has been recently approved by the Italian Health Authorities for use in transition patients with childhood onset-growth hormone deficiency (CO-GHD). GH in addition to promote linear growth influences several key metabolic processes. In particular, in the transition period, from late adolescent to e...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Cappa M,Caruso M,Saggese G,Salerno MC,Tonini G

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial non-medullary thyroid cancer (FNMTC) constitutes 3-9% of all thyroid cancers and occur in two or more first-degree relatives in the absence of predisposing environmental factors. Out of all FNMTC cases, only 5% are represented by syndromic forms (Gardner's syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis, Cowden's sy...

journal_title：Minerva endocrinologica

authors： Cirello V

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00