Women’s Cushing’s diagnosis missed before weight loss surgery: …

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Early screening for underlying causes of obesity before weight loss surgery, including Cushing’s syndrome in individuals with suggestive signs, can help improve outcomes and reduce unnecessary procedures. That’s according to a report describing a case of a woman in Saudi Arabia who underwent a failed bariatric surgery and was eventually diagnosed with Cushing’s syndrome caused … Read more