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Meghana Iyer1, Stephen A Firkins2, Roma Patel2
1Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Abstract:
Patients with hereditary polyposis syndromes (HPS) are among the highest risk of multiple types of cancer. This risk is further magnified by comorbid obesity; however, HPS present unique risks for bariatric surgery. The advent of endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapies along with advancements in the realm of antiobesity medications provides potential weight loss alternatives in this vulnerable population. We present 2 cases of patients with obesity and HPS successfully treated with intragastric balloons in combination with antiobesity medications.
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