Left Gastric Artery Embolisation for the Treatment of Obesity: a Systematic Review.

Ali KordzadehBruno LorenziMuhammad A HanifAlexandros Charalabopoulos

Published in: Obesity surgery (2019)

The outcome of this review (level of evidence 3) suggests LGA embolisation is feasible and effective and perhaps a safe procedure in the treatment of obesity and reduction of ghrelin. However, further trials are highly advocated.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
weight loss
weight gain
high fat diet induced
adipose tissue
combination therapy
physical activity
skeletal muscle