Add to ORKGAlthough bariatric surgery has been shown to achieve durable weight loss, it is not without significant morbid-ity. Greater focus has turned toward minimally invasive endoscopic therapies in the management of obesity. Most of these therapies are cumbersome and unlikely to be practical in an outpatient endoscopy setting. The most widely studied endoscopic treatment for obesity is the gastric balloon. Although the Garren-Edwards gastric bubble (GEGB) is now obsolete, significant modifications to its design have resulted in a safer an
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major threat to public health and traditional bariatric surgery c...
Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. Availability of different proc...
Over the last few decades obesity has become a major health issue worldwide. Although dietary and li...
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, complex metabolic disease associated with a variety of severe comor...
Endoscopic procedures have been well-documented in the obesity field, but have not yet reached a suf...
Obesity and metabolic syndrome are known to have an impact on the economy. Obesity and metabolic syn...
Obesity remains a tremendous public health, clinical, and scientific challenge globally. Conventiona...
Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic with significant impact on quality of life, morbidity, and m...
Health and wellness represent a major global concern. Trends such as a lack of exercise and excessiv...
Morbid obesity is still a major health issue in western countries, for which the most efficient trea...
Abstract. Obesity, with its increasing morbidity and prevalence, is now a worldwide public health pr...
It is well recognized that obesity is a big problem and it can induce large economic burden. Obesity...
Obesity (BMI 30-35 kg/m(2)) and its associated disorders such as type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty...
The prevalence of overweight and obesity increased significantly during the past decades, affecting ...
In 2016, 39% of adults were overweight, and about 13% of the world’s adult population were obese. Ob...
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major threat to public health and traditional bariatric surgery c...
Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. Availability of different proc...
Over the last few decades obesity has become a major health issue worldwide. Although dietary and li...
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, complex metabolic disease associated with a variety of severe comor...
Endoscopic procedures have been well-documented in the obesity field, but have not yet reached a suf...
Obesity and metabolic syndrome are known to have an impact on the economy. Obesity and metabolic syn...
Obesity remains a tremendous public health, clinical, and scientific challenge globally. Conventiona...
Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic with significant impact on quality of life, morbidity, and m...
Health and wellness represent a major global concern. Trends such as a lack of exercise and excessiv...
Morbid obesity is still a major health issue in western countries, for which the most efficient trea...
Abstract. Obesity, with its increasing morbidity and prevalence, is now a worldwide public health pr...
It is well recognized that obesity is a big problem and it can induce large economic burden. Obesity...
Obesity (BMI 30-35 kg/m(2)) and its associated disorders such as type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty...
The prevalence of overweight and obesity increased significantly during the past decades, affecting ...
In 2016, 39% of adults were overweight, and about 13% of the world’s adult population were obese. Ob...
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major threat to public health and traditional bariatric surgery c...
Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. Availability of different proc...
Over the last few decades obesity has become a major health issue worldwide. Although dietary and li...