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  • Gastroenterology
  • Endocrinology

Background:

  • Obesity and its comorbidities (diabetes, sleep apnea) pose a significant global health burden.
  • Current societal-level weight management therapies, including commercial, clinical, and operative options, have limitations in effectiveness.
  • Endoscopic bariatric therapies are emerging as a viable alternative, offering less invasiveness than surgery and greater efficacy than lifestyle changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current landscape and growing acceptance of endoscopic bariatric therapies.
  • To highlight the mechanisms and potential benefits of various endoscopic weight management approaches.
  • To inform bariatric endoscopists about the application of these novel therapies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature and clinical trial data on endoscopic bariatric therapies.
  • Discussion of devices approved by regulatory bodies like the FDA.
  • Analysis of technologies mimicking surgical bariatric procedures (restrictive or bypass) and novel mechanisms like aspiration therapy.

Main Results:

  • Endoscopic therapies, including intragastric balloons, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, and transoral outlet reduction, have demonstrated safety and effectiveness in studies.
  • These procedures achieve weight loss and metabolic benefits comparable to surgical interventions but with reduced invasiveness.
  • Emerging technologies are completing multicenter trials, with ongoing data collection on safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness.

Conclusions:

  • Endoscopic bariatric therapies represent a significant advancement in obesity management.
  • These minimally invasive options provide effective weight loss and metabolic improvements.
  • Healthcare providers should integrate these therapies into comprehensive, long-term weight management programs.