Bariatric Embolization Shows Promise in Treatment of Obesity (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Bariatric Embolization Shows Promise in Treatment of Obesity

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Bariatric embolization in a 41-year-old Caucasian woman with a baseline weight of 115 kg and a baseline body mass index (BMI) value of 48. At 12 months after embolization, she had weight loss of 16 kg (30 percent excess weight loss) and a BMI of 34. (a) Pre-embolization celiac angiogram showing classic left gastric artery (LGA) (arrow) anatomy, with the LGA arising from the proximal celiac artery and left gastroepiploic artery (GEA) branching from the gastroduodenal artery. (b) Postembolization angiogram showing successful embolization of the gastric fundus via the LGA and left GEA.

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