Abstract
Obesity is a chronic disease with an exponentially increasing incidence rate, and its negative effects are well documented in numerous studies. As a result, the importance of bariatric therapy cannot be overemphasized, and many bariatric treatment methods with varying mechanisms have been developed. Of the available treatment methods, intragastric balloons, introduced in the 1980s, have been shown to be a safe and effective treatment modality; various intragastric balloon products have been developed and are currently being widely used in clinical settings. However, the disadvantages of intragastric balloons, such as unclear long-term weight loss benefits and complications experienced during insertion and removal, preclude their wider use. In this review, we discuss different intragastric balloon products, focusing on those under clinical investigation, and suggest future research directions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 407-415 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Clinical Endoscopy |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the KHIDI, funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI14C3477) and NRF of Korea grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (No. 2017R1C1B2006425).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Keywords
- Bariatrics
- Endoscopy
- Intragastric balloons
- Obesity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Gastroenterology
