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. ...
Introduction: There are only few reports regarding the use of intragastric-balloons (IGB®) to achiev...
We reviewed clinical studies performed with the Bioenterics intragastric balloon (BIB) to promote we...
Background. The intragastric balloon (IB) system has been designed to assist weight loss by partial...
Aim: Bariatric surgery is a costly and invasive method with permanent effects and medications for tr...
Objective: Obesity is a serious and chronic disease with genetic and environmental interference. Sev...
Intragastric balloon (IGB) is used in the treatment of obesity for more than 20 years, both as a sel...
Endoscopic bariatric therapies (EBTs) are promising alternatives to the conventional surgeries used ...
In 2016, 39% of adults were overweight, and about 13% of the world’s adult population were obese. Ob...
Introduction: intragastric balloons provide early satiety and thereby induce short-term weight loss....
Obesity is chronic disease with multiple health consequences and among the most severe health proble...
Abstract Background Obesity is an increasing health problem worldwide. The intragastric balloon as a...
Background and aims: Obesity with type-2 diabetes is a global challenge. Lifestyle interventions hav...
Background: Intragastric balloons have been used for weight loss with varying success. Widespread us...
Background: Since 1998, we adopted in our clinical practice for treatment of obesity and morbid obes...
Intragastric balloons (IGBs) have been used to bridge the obesity treatment gap with the benefits of...
Introduction: There are only few reports regarding the use of intragastric-balloons (IGB®) to achiev...
We reviewed clinical studies performed with the Bioenterics intragastric balloon (BIB) to promote we...
Background. The intragastric balloon (IB) system has been designed to assist weight loss by partial...
Aim: Bariatric surgery is a costly and invasive method with permanent effects and medications for tr...
Objective: Obesity is a serious and chronic disease with genetic and environmental interference. Sev...
Intragastric balloon (IGB) is used in the treatment of obesity for more than 20 years, both as a sel...
Endoscopic bariatric therapies (EBTs) are promising alternatives to the conventional surgeries used ...
In 2016, 39% of adults were overweight, and about 13% of the world’s adult population were obese. Ob...
Introduction: intragastric balloons provide early satiety and thereby induce short-term weight loss....
Obesity is chronic disease with multiple health consequences and among the most severe health proble...
Abstract Background Obesity is an increasing health problem worldwide. The intragastric balloon as a...
Background and aims: Obesity with type-2 diabetes is a global challenge. Lifestyle interventions hav...
Background: Intragastric balloons have been used for weight loss with varying success. Widespread us...
Background: Since 1998, we adopted in our clinical practice for treatment of obesity and morbid obes...
Intragastric balloons (IGBs) have been used to bridge the obesity treatment gap with the benefits of...
Introduction: There are only few reports regarding the use of intragastric-balloons (IGB®) to achiev...
We reviewed clinical studies performed with the Bioenterics intragastric balloon (BIB) to promote we...
Background. The intragastric balloon (IB) system has been designed to assist weight loss by partial...