Balancing risk and reward: a critical review of the intragastric balloon for weight loss

Gastrointest Endosc. 2015;81(6):1330-6. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.01.054. Epub 2015 Apr 14.

Authors

Shantanu Gaur¹, Samuel Levy¹, Lisbeth Mathus-Vliegen², Ram Chuttani³

Affiliations

¹ Allurion Technologies Inc, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 25887720
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.01.054

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Foreign-Body Migration*
Gastric Balloon*
Gastroscopy / methods*
Humans
Intestines*
Obesity / surgery
Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
Postoperative Complications*
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome