Endocrine Surgery Encyclopedia

Endocrine Surgery Encyclopedia - Online Facts and Pictures

The Endocrine Surgery Encyclopedia is a compilation of articles on endocrine diseases, conditions, tests, and studies.

Many basic endocrine system topics and definitions are covered in this section.

Endocrine glands release hormones (chemical messengers) into the bloodstream to be transported to various organs and tissues throughout the body. For instance, the pancreas secretes insulin, which allows the body to regulate levels of sugar in the blood. The thyroid gets instructions from the pituitary to secrete hormones which determine the pace of chemical activity in the body (the more hormone in the bloodstream, the faster the chemical activity; the less hormone, the slower the activity).

• ACTH Stimulation Test

• Abdominal CT Scan

• Abdominal MRI Scan

• Acromegaly

• Acute Adrenal Crisis

• Addison's Disease

• Adrenal Cushing's Syndrome

• Adrenal Glands

• Adrenal Tumor - CT Scan

• Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

• Brain-thyroid Link - Illustration

• CT Scan

• Calcitonin Test

• Calcium Test

• Cancer

• Catecholamine Test

• Colloid Nodular Goiter

• Cortisol Test

• Cushing's Disease

• Cushings Syndrome

• Dexamethasone Suppression Test

• Ectopic Cushing's Syndrome

• Exogenous Adrenal Insufficiency

• Hyperaldosteronism

• Hyperparathyroidism

• Hypertension

• Hypoparathyroidism

• Hypopituitarism

• Hypothyroidism Secondary

• Insulinoma

• Laryngoscopy Test

• MIBG Scan

• MRI Scan

• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Type 1

• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2

• PET Scan

• Papillary Thyroid Cancer

• Parathyroid Cancer

• Parathyroid Glands - Illustration

• Parathyroid Hormone Test

• Parathyroid Hyperplasia

• Phosphorus Test

• Pituitary Gland - Illustration

• Pituitary Tumor

• Pituitary and Thyroid Illustrations

• Primary and Secondary Hypothyroidism

• Prolactinoma

• Kidney Stones

• Radioactive Iodine Uptake Test

• Renin Test

• Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

• Subacute Thyroiditis

• T3 (triiodothyronine) Test

• T4 (thyroxine) Test

• TSH Test

• Thyroid (thyrotoxic) Storm

• Thyroid Goiter

• Thyroid Scan

• Thyroid Ultrasound

• Toxic Nodular Goiter

• Tumor

• Ultrasound Test

• Urine Calcium Test

• Urine Catecholamine Test

• Urine Cortisol Test

• Vitamin D Deficiency

• Vitamin D

• Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome