Treatment centre for endocrine diseases

Range of services

The list of services includes the treatment of all endocrine diseases in men and women as well as the treatment of diabetes. The diagnosis and treatment of infertility is also one of the important fields at the diagnostic centre.The centre hosts an outpatient surgery, as well as all kinds of standard check-ups.The centre offers special advices for women with overweight suffering from hormonal and metabolic disorders.

Treatment of diabetes in Germany

Endocrinology Clinic Berlin

Endocrinology in Germany develops rapidly and applies successfully newest treatment methods for diabetes, diffuse toxic goitre, hypothyroidism, gonadal dysfunction.

The field of endocrinology is very complex and requires tough cooperation between doctors and scientists. Only in this case the centre of endocrinology can offer its patients the most effective treatment.Surgical intervention and radiation therapy are used to treat endocrine diseases with high efficiency in German hospitals.And Endocrinology Clinic is also treating children with endocrine diseases.If necessary, children are hospitalized.

Endocrine system consists of following endocrine glands: pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, thyroid and parathyroid gland, hypothalamus, adrenal glands.

The Clinic of Endocrinology in Berlin offers examination, diagnosis and treatment of the following diseases:

  • Treatment of diabetes
  • Obesity
  • Hirsutism
  • Adrenal gland disease
  • Endocrinedisorders
  • Treatment of thyroid disorders
  • Immunotherapy (Graves’ disease), nodular goitre
  • Treatment of heavy and rare thyroid diseases – carcinoma, hormonal resorption, hormone resistance.
  • Gynaecological endocrinology
  • Treatment of hyperthyroidism in pregnant women.
  • Treatment of growth hormone deficiency
  • Treatment of cancer and benign tumours of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland
  • Treatment of adrenal gland tumour
  • Treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome and metabolic syndrome
  • PET – treatment and diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumours
  • Treatment of osteoporosis
  • Testosterone replacement therapy
  • Paediatric and adolescent endocrinology
  • Unilateral/bilateral lobectomy or partial/subtotal removal of the thyroid gland
  • Thyroid diseases (e.g. thyrotoxicosis, Graves’ disease, Plummer disease, thyroid cancer (divided into: papillary and follicular carcinomas, medullary thyroid cancer, anaplastic thyroid cancer.), multinodular toxic goiter, benign thyroid nodules and so)
  • Diseases of the parathyroid gland (hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism)
  • Pituitary diseases (e.g. benign and malignant tumours of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus)
  • Diseases of the adrenal gland (e.g., Addison’s disease, the treatment of benign and malignant tumours of the adrenal gland)
  • Ovarian disease (metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovarian syndrome)

Endocrinology in Germany

Thyroid diseases are treated successfully at German clinics. New medication treatment with so-called protein kinase inhibitors and radioiodine therapy (usually between 3 to 14 days) are applied successfully. The surgery is performed minimally invasive. The advantage of this method is that the parathyroid gland and vocal cords are not damaged almost invisible scar remains.Surgery is performed under general anaesthesia and lasts usually between 1 and 2 hours.The patient is hospitalized for 3 – 4 days.

Children can also be examined and treated for following endocrine disorders:

  • Retarded growth and development
  • Delayed sexual maturation and premature puberty
  • Blurred vision associated with hormone disorders

Children with congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, short stature, as well as children with diabetes are registered at the National Children’s endocrinology centre.

Helios Clinic (Radioiodine)

Helios Clinic was founded in 1971 in Berlin-Buch. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Department has three NMR (nuclear magnetic tomography), three CT (computed tomography), digital camera for mammography (breast examination), the newest X-ray equipment.

Clinic for Nuclear Medicine provides a highly modernized positron emission tomography (PET), a new generation of equipment for anaesthesia and intensive care medicine (ventilators, apparatus for continuous monitoring of the patient).

Thanks to modern architectural solutions the clinic can offer its patients a nice atmosphere. The clinic lobby is every day open: pharmacy, bookstore, hairdresser, newsagent, cafe, flower shop, ATM Machine.

Range of treatment procedures:

  • Diagnosis and post-operative care for patients with thyroid carcinoma
  • Positron Emission Therapy (PET) for tumours and heart diseases, as well as diseases of the nervous system.
  • Imaging and intraoperative localization of sentinel lymph nodes when tumours
  • Skeletal and joint diagnosis of malignant and inflammatory diseases
  • Cardiovascular diagnosis (imaging state circulation and pump function)
  • Radioiodine therapy of benign and malignant thyroid tumours
  • Scintigraphy of the musculoskeletal system, heart, thyroid, lymphatic system
  • Radionuclide therapy by means of intravascular irradiation with open radionuclides

The clinic has specially equipped rooms for radioiodine therapy of both benign and malignant thyroid diseases (thyroid carcinoma).The average hospital stay takes 4 days.

During visiting it is not possible to protect visitors from radiation. Medical stuff will make an effort to make your stay at our hospital as comfortable as possible.

Radioiodine therapy in Germany

Experienced radiologists from different countries have used successfully radioiodine thyroid therapy for over 50 years. Based on a statistical survey more than 100,000 patients who got this type of treatment can confirm that radioiodine therapy does not lead to thyroid gland carcinoma or other malignant tumours in the human body. Patient exposure to radiation is comparable to that received during a full X-ray examination.

Who can get radioiodine therapy?

Radioiodine therapy is assigned to patients with following diseases:

  • Thyroid dysfunction
  • Grave’s disease
  • Uni- and multifocal autonomy
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Treatment of thyroid goiter (enlarged thyroid gland)
  • Recovery from thyroid carcinoma surgery (rehabilitation)

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