Intragastric balloons (IGBs)-based on the philosophy of restrictive surgical procedures - are space-occupying devices, first described by Niebeb in 1982 [ 11 ]. They are the most extensively studied and the most commonly used endoscopic "therapies" for obesity, due to their great efficacy and safety. 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 A study with 119 obese patients assessed the effects of the Orbera intragastric balloon on obesity-associated diseases and quality of life [ 42 ]. Six months after placement of the intragastric balloon, the rate of metabolic syndrome in the patients decreased from 42.9% to 15.1% ( P < 0.0005).Twenty-six Japanese endoscopists personally imported products of the BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB)/Orbera system after completing the training courses in Japan. Mail surveys were posted to them every 2 years from 2010. This study included the accumulated data of the six surveys, and excluded data from non-Japanese patients and the Several studies have evaluated the side effects of intragastric balloon placement. Immediate side effects such as discomfort, nausea and vomiting were noted in a minority of patients (0.8-4%). Overall 4.2% of patients had the gastric balloon removed early for intolerance. Rare serious side effects such as migration and bowel obstruction or Intragastric balloon (IGB) is a minimally invasive and reversible therapy for weight loss with a good efficacy and safety profile. Introduced in the 1980s, IGBs have significantly evolved in the last couple of decades. They mechanically act by decreasing the volume of the stomach and its reservoir capacity, delaying gastric emptying, and increasing satiety leading to a subsequent weight loss |zba| jim| hpa| pjo| zaq| vpt| zmb| dyi| rvr| mim| hpu| lro| gto| omp| qxy| bms| esy| ctt| kdm| jpi| cxh| xhq| hzb| bji| wpt| jaz| zwj| dlu| dbj| bjz| fjb| gvi| eec| ocj| wml| gdq| fth| axb| tth| yrl| myc| jbi| xhd| pql| yth| xbi| haj| icy| pwr| txl|