The Endocrinology Department deals with the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with endocrine system disorders.
We have a team of specialists with extensive experience in hormonal, glandular and metabolic disorders. We conduct around 13,000 visits a year; 52 visits a day. The most common reasons for consultation are diabetes mellitus, short stature, sexual development disorders, goitre and obesity.
As an essential element, we focus on treating patients in the family setting.
Specialties
Type 1 diabetes
The Centre for Innovation in Childhood Diabetes (CIDI) is one of the first in Europe dedicated to tackling type 1 diabetes mellitus through a holistic, three-pronged approach: deepening scientific knowledge of childhood diabetes; improving patient care; raising awareness in society.
Treatment
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Education
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Type 1 diabetes guide
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Growth and puberty
We treat all types of disorders related to growth and pubertal development in children. We address these conditions by using a multidisciplinary approach, working with other departments at the Hospital.
Growth disorders
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Sexual development disorders
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Sexual differentiation disorders
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Obesity
Each case of childhood obesity requires a suitable and personalised approach. Achieving a healthy weight not only restores the child's health, but also helps to prevent many diseases in adulthood, such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease or diabetes.
At SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, we treat obesity by taking a multidisciplinary approach that includes the entire family. We rely on a team of endocrine physicians, dietitians/nutritionists, nurses, social workers, psychologists and sports specialists.
Diagnosis
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Coaching to change your habits
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PrevenGo Programme
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Morbid obesity
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Endocrine oncology
Our specialised paediatric endocrine cancer clinic is a leading national centre. We take a coordinated multidisciplinary approach together with the Oncology, Neurosurgery and Paediatric Surgery departments.
Neuroendocrinology
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Thyroid nodule
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Endocrine tumours
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Hereditary diseases that predispose to endocrine cancers
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Follow-up of childhood cancer survivors
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Rare diseases
In the Endocrinology Department, we treat a large number of children and adolescents with rare diseases that affect the endocrine system. We often treat these patients in collaboration with other departments at the Hospital to approach the disease in a comprehensive manner. Our work on Prader–Willi Syndrome, which is caused by the absence of a region of chromosome 15, is significant and remarkable.