Open AccessThe Frequency of Cushing's Disease, ACTH Independent Cushing's Syndrome, and Autonomous Cortisol Secretion Among Turkish Patients With Obesity
Author(s) -
Reşit Volkan Atar,
İsmail Yıldız,
Birol Topçu,
Gülşah Elbüken,
Sayid Shafi Zuhur
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
i̇stanbul kuzey klinikleri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-4902
DOI - 10.14744/nci.2019.54771
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , diabetes mellitus , cushing's disease , endocrinology , body mass index , gastroenterology , cushing syndrome , disease
The frequency of Cushing's disease (CD), ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome (CS) and autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS) in patients with obesity is not well known. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to assess the frequency of CD, CS and ACS among the patients with obesity.