Obesity Treatment with Botulinum Toxin-A Is Not Effective: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
The effectiveness of gastric injections of botulinum toxin-A (BTA) as primary treatment for obesity is not well known since results in literature are discrepant. Hence, we aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze the available data to assess the real effect of BTA therapy. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, SCOPUS, EBSCO, LILACS, and BVS. We considered eligible only randomized controlled trials enrolling obese patients comparing BTA...
Paper Details
Title
Obesity Treatment with Botulinum Toxin-A Is Not Effective: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Published Date
Aug 15, 2017
Journal
Volume
27
Issue
10
Pages
2716 - 2723
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