Endocrine Surgery is the type of surgery which specializes in the surgical treatment of endocrine diseases - those diseases affecting the endocrine glands of the body. Endocrinology is the study of the endocrine organs. These are a group of glands in the body that manufacture and secrete hormones. Gastrinoma refers to a tumor that secretes the hormone gastrin. Elevated levels of gastrin can cause severe ulcer disease and diarrhea.
Goiter is a general term that means enlargement of the thyroid gland.
This disease may even affect the eyes and cause a bulging apearance as well as vision problems. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is another type of autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland. Hormones are small substances secreted by glands such as the thyroid, parathyroids, pancreas, and adrenals which are able to act on tissues elsewhere in the body to cause a specific response. Hyperaldosteronism see Conn's syndrome above. Hypercalcemia is elevation of your blood calcium level.