Endocrine Abstracts

Some studies reports the high prevalence of unsuspected hypercortisolism in high-risk populations.Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of undiagnosed hypercortisolism in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), adrenal incidentaloma and obesity.Material and methods: We prospectively evaluated 30 DM patients (8 male, 22 female, 53.5 years old (18; 73), HbA1c-7.1% (5.6; 13.8)), 22 patients with adrenal incidentaloma (6 male, 16 female, 53.5 ...

Background: BIPSS is the most reliable procedure for differentiation Cushing’s disease (CD) from ectopic ACTH secretion (EAS).Aim: To determine the comparability of 8-mg dexamethasone supression test (BDST) and BIPSS for differential diagnosis ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism.Materials and methods: We present 6 patients with confirmed ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism. All of them BDST (8 mg dexamethasone at 2300 h) and BIPSS (wi...