Embolization procedure aids in weight loss A new study reports that individuals who underwent embolization of the left gastric artery for gastrointestinal bleeding experienced a 7.9 percent decrease in body weight three months after the procedure. Results of the study offer a potential new avenue for obesity research.
Nov. 26, 2013 - Science Daily
Could a procedure alter hunger and cure obesity? Maybe, study says A medical procedure that treats bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract has an unexpected - and, for some patients, quite welcome - side effect: It makes them lose weight. That procedure, called left gastric artery embolization, may just be the next big thing in the fight against obesity. And as a new study demonstrates, it does seem to work.
Nov. 25, 2013 - Baltimore Sun
RSNA: Embolization Procedure Aids in Weight Loss A new study reports that individuals who underwent embolization of the left gastric artery for gastrointestinal bleeding experienced a 7.9 percent decrease in body weight three months after the procedure. Results of the study, which offer a potential new avenue for obesity research, will be presented Sunday, December 1, at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA ...
Nov. 23, 2013 - PRWeb