CHICAGO -- Embolization of the left gastric artery was associated with significant weight loss compared with that seen in patients who underwent a control procedure, researchers found. Compared with ...

A multi-site clinical trial has been launched to assess the safety and effectiveness of bariatric arterial embolization, a minimally invasive procedure that can reduce the sensation of hunger, for ...

CHICAGO -- An experimental procedure in which the left gastric artery was embolized through a catheter-based system was associated with weight loss, including 50% reductions in excess weight, ...

Bariatric embolization — in which one or more arteries to the stomach are blocked with microspheres — led to promising 1-year weight-loss in a pilot study of 20 patients with severe obesity. In animal ...

An interventional radiology technique shows promise for helping morbidly obese patients lose weight, according to the preliminary results of a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the ...

Researchers in the United Kingdom have started enrolling a planned 76 patients for the phase 2, EMBIO randomized controlled trial of left gastric artery embolization for weight loss in patients with ...

Bariatric embolization, a new, minimally invasive treatment for obesity produces weight loss and reduces appetite for up to one year, according to a new study. Bariatric embolization, a new, minimally ...

Obesity affects almost half a billion people worldwide. It is fast becoming the major killer, overtaking even long-term predators such as tobacco. Its consequences range from diabetes and ...

Findings from the early phase of a clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins investigators indicates that a new, minimally invasive weight loss treatment known as bariatric arterial embolization is safe and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first US bariatric embolization was recently performed by physicians at Dayton Interventional Radiology, ...

An interventional radiology technique shows promise for helping morbidly obese patients lose weight, according to the preliminary results of a new study. An interventional radiology technique shows ...