Evaluating the efficacy of intragastric botulinum toxin a injections with two different quantities and sites for obesity
Endoscopic intragastric BTX-A injections effectively reduce body weight, BMI, and body fat, particularly with injections in the fundus and body regions.
Authors
- Cheng‐Di Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0369-0935)
- I‐Wen Penn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0668-0380)
- Tien‐Yow Chuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7320-1469)
- Cheng-Hung Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9719-8142)
Institutions
- Fu Jen Catholic University (TW)
- China Medical University (TW)
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- Aesthetic Surgery Center (US)
- China Medical University Hospital (TW)
- Taichung Hospital (TW)
- Genesis Medical Center (US)
- Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital (TW)
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0339259
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00