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07-06-2008, 11:34 AM
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/06/28/obesity_surgery_requires_no_knife/
Brigham and Women's Hospital, in a first-of-its kind medical trial, has performed a weight-loss procedure that does not require any cutting, offering the possibility of a safer, less traumatic operation to help address the nation's obesity epidemic.
It is particularly promising for the heaviest patients - those who may have hundreds of pounds to lose - for whom traditional surgery is especially risky, said Dr. Christopher Thompson, director of bariatric endoscopy at Brigham and a principal researcher in a 20-patient clinical trial that is just getting underway.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, in a first-of-its kind medical trial, has performed a weight-loss procedure that does not require any cutting, offering the possibility of a safer, less traumatic operation to help address the nation's obesity epidemic.
It is particularly promising for the heaviest patients - those who may have hundreds of pounds to lose - for whom traditional surgery is especially risky, said Dr. Christopher Thompson, director of bariatric endoscopy at Brigham and a principal researcher in a 20-patient clinical trial that is just getting underway.