Clifford R Weiss, Godwin O Abiola, Aaron M Fischman, Lawrence J Cheskin, Jay Vairavamurthy, Brian P Holly, Olaguoke Akinwande, Franklin Nwoke, Kalyan Paudel, Stephen Belmustakov, Kelvin Hong, Rahul S Patel, Eun J Shin, Kimberley E Steele, Timothy H Moran, Richard E Thompson, Taylor Dunklin, Harvey Ziessman, Dara L Kraitchman, Aravind Arepally
Background Bariatric embolization is a new endovascular procedure to treat patients with obesity. However, the safety and efficacy of bariatric embolization are unknown. Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of bariatric embolization in severely obese adults at up to 12 months after the procedure. Materials and Methods For this prospective study (NCT0216512 on ClinicalTrials.gov ), 20 participants (16 women) aged 27-68 years (mean ± standard deviation, 44 years ± 11) with mean body mass index of 45 ± 4...
June 2019: Radiology