ArticleObesity surgery2019
Effectiveness of Intra-Gastric Balloon as a Bridge to Definitive Surgery in the Super Obese.
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- Intragastric Balloon as a Bridge Before Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Intragastric Balloon as Bridging Therapy Prior to Bariatric Surgery for Patients with Severe Obesity (BMI ≥ 50 kg/mObesity surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Intragastric Balloon Versus Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for the Treatment of Obesity: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2020Pooled it
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- Outcomes with Intra-gastric Balloon Therapy in BMI < 35 Non-morbid Obesity: 10-Year Follow-Up Study of an RCT.Obesity surgery · 2021Trial
- Safety Profile of Primary Intragastric Balloon Placement in Class III Obesity: An MBSAQIP Analysis of 4,555 Patients.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty versus intragastric balloon insertion as bridge-to-surgery procedures for patients with BMI ≥50 kg/mTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Comparison of Efficacy of Intragastric Balloon Devices as Bridging Therapy Prior to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- A single-center experience of safety and effectiveness of adjustable intragastric balloon in patients with super obesity.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2025Article
- Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Sequential Intragastric Balloon (IGB) Treatment for Super Obesity: A Single Centre Retrospective Analysis.Journal of metabolic and bariatric surgery · 2024Article
- Intragastric Balloon as a First Step Before Metabolic Bariatric Surgery in Patients with BMI ≥ 50 kg/mObesity surgery · 2024Article
- Bariatric endoscopy: from managing complications to primary metabolic procedures.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2023Review
- Advances in endobariatrics: past, present, and future.Gastroenterology report · 2023Review
- Impact of preoperative weight loss achieved by gastric balloon on peri- and postoperative outcomes of bariatric surgery in super-obese patients: a retrospective matched-pair analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Article
- Fluid-filled intragastric balloons are an effective and safe weight loss option across BMI and age ranges.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Is One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass with a Biliopancreatic Limb of 150 cm Effective in the Treatment of People with Severe Obesity with BMI > 50?Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Six intragastric balloons: Which to choose?World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2021Review
- Cost-effectiveness of procedure-less intragastric balloon therapy as substitute or complement to bariatric surgery.PloS one · 2021Article
- Endobariatrics and Metabolic Endoscopy: Can We Solve the Obesity Epidemic with Our Scope?Current gastroenterology reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundBritish National guidelines (NICE) recommend bariatric surgery for patients with a body mass index (BMI) > 40 kg/m2, or BMI > 35 kg/m2 with any comorbidities of the metabolic syndrome. Intra-gastric balloons (IGB) can be used in super obese patients as a first step, before definitive surgery.
aimsQuantify weight loss 6 months after IGB placement, measure progression to definitive surgery and identify complications.
methodsData collected retrospectively on 50 patients. Forty-six proposed for definitive bariatric surgery, four patients excluded. Analysis performed using SPSS v23.0.
resultsMedian weight decreased from 165.5 to 155 kg (range 78 to 212, p < 0.01), BMI from 57.4 to 52.15 (range 32.9 to 70.5, p < 0.01), percentage excess weight loss (%EWL) was 12.9% (range - 3.3 to 64.66%, p < 0.01) and BMI reduction was 4.25 kg/m2 (range - 1.3 to 13.9, p < 0.01). Twenty-nine out of 46 patients (63%) progressed to definitive bariatric surgery. Ten out of 46 patients (21.7%) had complications requiring readmission. Seven of these patients required early balloon removal and six failed to progress to definitive surgery. Six patients had a second balloon placement, their actual weight loss was less successful, with some regaining weight. DISCUSSION: IGB is useful to aid weight loss prior to definitive bariatric surgery. Results from first balloon placement are encouraging and comparable with other studies "as reported by Genco et al. (Int J of Obes 30:129-133, 2006)." Readmission due to nausea, vomiting, dehydration and poor compliance may be associated with poor weight loss and failure to progress to definitive surgery. Second balloon placements were less successful.
conclusionIGB as bridging therapy is a safe and useful adjunct. Sequential IGBs do not seem to provide additional benefit.
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