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First U.S. incision-free procedure for obesity

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Uploaded by on Sep 23, 2008

Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have performed the first non-surgical procedure in the United States that restricts the size of the stomach to treat obesity. The investigational procedure was performed under direct endoscopic visualization with specialized instruments passed into the stomach through the mouth. The first U.S. patient received the treatment on July 23, 2008 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

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