Science to practice: can transarterial embolotherapy be used as a viable alternative to treat obesity?
expert_opinion · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1148/radiol.12122561.
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Abstract
Embolization of branches of the left gastric artery that supply the fundus of the stomach may reduce systemic levels of the appetite hormone ghrelin and may result in weight control.
Medical subject headings
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Gastric Mucosa
- Ghrelin
- Obesity
- Stomach