Efficacy and Safety of Intragastric Balloon Placements in 1600 Case, an Experience from the Middle East

• Published in: Obesity surgery Vol. 29; no. 7; pp. 2087 - 2091
• Main Authors: Abeid, Mohamed, Kaddah, Tarek, Zaitoun, Nahla A., Alsamman, Mohd Amer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.07.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Bariatric Surgery - adverse effects; Bariatric Surgery - methods; Bariatric Surgery - statistics & numerical data; Body Mass Index; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - adverse effects; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - instrumentation; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - methods; Female; Gastric Balloon - adverse effects; Gastric Balloon - statistics & numerical data; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Middle East - epidemiology; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid - epidemiology; Obesity, Morbid - surgery; Original Contributions; Patient safety; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Surgical techniques; Treatment Outcome; Weight control; Weight Loss; Young Adult; Middle East; BIB; Intragastric balloon; BMI

Background and Purpose Intragastric balloons are used as a treatment for obesity. Much of the data collected on balloons had been in the context of clinical trials in academic medical centers or as a bridge to bariatric surgery in obesity centers. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficac...