Pediatric Endocrinology

The Department

It covers the entire range of inpatient and outpatient endocrine diagnoses in children:

• Growth disorders (short stature, growth hormone deficiency, tall stature)
• Puberty disorders (delayed puberty, hypogonadism, cryptorchidism investigation, micropenis, hypospadias, precocious puberty)
• Thyroid disorders (congenital and acquired hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules, pediatric thyroid cancer)
• Adrenal gland disorders (premature adrenarche, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, congenital adrenal hypoplasia, adrenal insufficiency)
• Pituitary gland disorders (hypopituitarism, pituitary tumors, optic nerve hypoplasia)
• Disorders of calcium metabolism (hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, osteopenia, osteoporosis, rickets due to prematurity, hypoparathyroidism)
• Genetic disorders (Turner syndrome, Williams syndrome, Down syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Noonan syndrome, etc.)
• Metabolic disorders associated with hypoglycemia (hyperinsulinism, fatty-acid oxidation metabolism disorders)
  • Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes mellitus

A special Weight Control Clinic also operates within the Department. It works closely with a dietitian and a psychologist who specialize in childhood obesity and eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia, etc.).