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CHICAGO -- Embolization of the left gastric artery was associated with significant weight loss compared with that seen in patients who underwent a control procedure, researchers found. CME.

In the embolization group, middle meningeal artery embolization was attempted in 144 of 149 patients (97%), and the procedure was technically successful in 142 of 144 patients (99%).