Treatment of Obesity by Endoscopic Gastric Intramural Injection of Botulinum Toxin A: A Randomized Clinical Trial - Concepedia

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Treatment of Obesity by Endoscopic Gastric Intramural Injection of Botulinum Toxin A: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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2011

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Li Li, Qingsen Liu, Wenhui Liu, Yunsheng Yang, Yan Dou, Lihua Peng, Lianyong Li, Jiangyun Meng, Xiangdong Wang, Ke Meng

Hepatogastroenterology

Abstract

Endoscopic multi-punctures of BTX-A including fundic injections may decrease body weight and BMI by delaying the gastric emptying time. The effect of BTX-A on ghrelin levels may also be involved in the reduction of appetite.