Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The cortisol suppression test with 1 mg dexamethasone (DST) is a screening test for hypercortisolism with high sensitivity (95%) for serum cortisol cut-off <1.8 μg/dl. However, cortisol tests may give false positive in patients with severe obesity (SO). On the other hand, bariatric surgery (BS) is the most effective treatment for SO, and the operated population is growing. At present there is no reliable data regarding the impact of BS on DST results in pa...