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Review Article| Volume 2, P101-112, September 2020

Bariatric Embolization

Is There a Role for Interventional Radiology in the Treatment of Obesity?
  • Jenanan P. Vairavamurthy
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    Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, 1500 San Pablo Street Suite 2, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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  • Omid Shafaat
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    Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Center, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Zayed Tower, Suite 7203, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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  • Clifford R. Weiss
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author.
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    Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Center, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Zayed Tower, Suite 7203, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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      The current standard treatment options for obesity include lifestyle modifications, bariatric surgery, pharmacotherapy, endoscopic bariatric techniques, and a new interventional radiologic method called bariatric embolization.

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