Changes in weight following peroral endoscopic myotomy: results from a North American center

Conclusions Patients may experience a marked increase in BMI following POEM, with over one-third of patients becoming pre-obese, obese or morbidly obese at follow-up in our study in a North American population. Further study is required to analyze weight gain patterns post-POEM. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text
Source: Endoscopy International Open - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research