ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021
Intra-gastric balloons - The past, present and future.
Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Meta regression of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty versus intragastric balloon investigating influence of duration and baseline body mass index.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Bowel Obstruction Caused by Migration of an Intra-Gastric Balloon: A Rare Case Treated Laparoscopically.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Changes in microbiota associated with the use of intragastric balloons.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Weight Loss Maintenance 1 Year after the Swallowable Gastric Balloon: Results from an International Multicenter Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Fabrication of 3D printed mutable drug delivery devices: a comparative study of volumetric and digital light processing printing.Drug delivery and translational research · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Intragastric Balloon Treatment: Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction 6 Months After Removal.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Advances in Metabolic Bariatric Surgeries and Endoscopic Therapies: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Diabetes Remission Outcomes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
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- Overview on the endoscopic treatment for obesity: A review.World journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Twelve-Month Outcomes in Patients with Obesity Following Bariatric Surgery-A Single Centre Experience.Nutrients · 2023Article
- The Efficacy Comparison of Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies: 6-Month Versus 12-Month Intragastric Balloon Versus Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Obesity is a complex metabolic illness that is interrelated to a plethora of complications that predispose to avoidable morbidity and mortality. The considerable impact of obesity has invited various therapies ranging from lifestyle advice, pharmacotherapy, endoscopic bariatric therapy and ultimately surgery. Intragastric balloons are space-occupying therapies that aim to increase satiety through mechanical and neuroendocrine mechanisms. Their prevalence is owed to their ease of administration and general safety. However, long term data concerning safety and efficacy is scarce when considering the various types of balloons in use. In this review, we discuss the intragastric balloon comprehensively in terms of efficacy, safety, limitations and future direction.
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