SynthesisObesity surgery2020
Intragastric Botulinum Toxin A Injection Is an Effective Obesity Therapy for Patients with BMI > 40 kg/m
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- Post-sleeve gastrectomy weight loss: Role of botulinum toxin and semaglutide injections.Endoscopy international open · 2026Article
- Advances and future directions in endoscopic bariatric therapies.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025Review
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- Intragastric botulinum toxin injection for weight loss: current trends, shortcomings and future perspective.Clinical endoscopy · 2025Review
- Intragastric botulinum toxin injection: a promising alternative for obesity treatment?Archives of medical science : AMS · 2024Article
- Intragastric Botulinum Toxin Injection and Botulism: An Alarm for Clinicians.Case reports in critical care · 2024Article
- A large travel-associated outbreak of iatrogenic botulism in four European countries following intragastric botulinum neurotoxin injections for weight reduction, Türkiye, February to March 2023.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2023Article
- Effect of Intragastric Botulinum Type A Injection Combined with a Low-Calorie High-Protein Diet in Adults with Overweight or Obesity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Endoscopic Intragastric Injection of Botulinum Toxin A in Obese Patients Accelerates Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery: Follow-Up of a Randomised Controlled Trial (IntraTox Study).Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Comparison of safety and efficacy of intragastric botulinum toxin-A versus gastric balloon.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
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Abstract
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy of intragastric BTA injection in patients with obesity and morbid obesity. Five RCTs were identified. Intragastric BTA injection was no superior to saline in absolute weight loss or BMI change, but significantly lengthened the gastric emptying time (MD, 15.57; 95% CI, 8.75 to 22.38). In meta-regression analysis, the absolute weight loss was lower in the patients with high baseline BMI. In subgroup analysis, the use of BTA in absolute weight loss was significantly lower among the patients with baseline BMI more than 40 kg/m
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