AGA Technical Review on Intragastric Balloons in the Management of Obesity
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Raj Shah1, Perica Davitkov2, Barham K Abu Dayyeh3
1Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; Veterans Affairs, Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Cleveland, Ohio; University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Abstract:
Several strategies are available to address the obesity epidemic and range from noninvasive lifestyle interventions to medications and bariatric surgical procedures. Endoscopic bariatric techniques, such as intragastric balloons, have become an attractive alternative as a tool for weight loss that can augment the effect of lifestyle interventions. This technical review includes multiple systematic reviews performed to support a clinical practice guideline by the American Gastroenterological Association on the role of intragastric balloons as a tool for weight loss. The systematic reviews targeted a priori selected clinical questions about the effectiveness and periprocedural care of intragastric balloons and concomitant and subsequent weight-loss strategies.
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