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Neural ablation as a mechanism of action for antral myotomy in the treatment of obesity

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We enjoyed reading the article by Hamada et al1 entitled “Gastric peroral endoscopic myo-neurotomy as less invasive bariatric surgery in porcine models: an experimental study.” This was a porcine study describing a newly coined peroral endoscopic myo-neurotomy (POEM-N) technique, which consisted of an antral myotomy of the stomach to disrupt gastric motility and potentially delay gastric emptying. The authors demonstrated the technical feasibility of this procedure; the 2 pigs that underwent the procedure experienced less weight gain than did the pigs that underwent sham procedures, 2 weeks after the procedure.

Source: iGIE

DOI: 10.1016/j.igie.2024.07.006

Authors: Pichamol Jirapinyo, Christopher C. Thompson, Sohail Shaikh, Nitin Kumar

Institutions: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Museum

Language: English

Topic: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,800