ASGE Bariatric Endoscopy Task Force systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the ASGE PIVI thresholds for adopting endoscopic bariatric therapies

• Published in: Gastrointestinal endoscopy Vol. 82; no. 3; pp. 425 - 438.e5
• Main Authors: Abu Dayyeh, Barham K., Kumar, Nitin, Edmundowicz, Steven A., Jonnalagadda, Sreenivasa, Larsen, Michael, Sullivan, Shelby, Thompson, Christopher C., Banerjee, Subhas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Advisory Committees; Bariatric Surgery; Duodenum - surgery; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Gastric Balloon; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; Jejunum - surgery; Obesity - surgery; Treatment Outcome; HgA1c; RCT; TBWL; IGB; CI; EBT; DJBS; PIVI; EWL; ASGE; BMI; percentage of total body weight loss; body mass index; endoscopic bariatric therapy; duodenal-jejunal bypass sleeve; intragastric balloon; percentage of excess weight loss; HgA 1c; randomized, controlled trial; American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; confidence interval; glycosylated hemoglobin; Preservation and Incorporation of Valuable endoscopic Innovations

The increasing global burden of obesity and its associated comorbidities has created an urgent need for additional treatment options to fight this pandemic. Endoscopic bariatric therapies (EBTs) provide an effective and minimally invasive treatment approach to obesity that would increase treatment o...