What becomes of patients one year after the intragastric balloon has been removed?

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 864-870

  Herve, Jérôme ^a,b   Wahlen, C H ^a   Schaeken, A ^a   Dallemagne, B ^a   Dewandre, J M ^a   Markiewicz, S ^a   Monami, B ^a   Weerts, J ^a   Jehaes, C ^a  

^a Clinique Saint Joseph   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Gastroscopy; Intragastric balloon; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC BALLOON; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 21344438839     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/0960892054222894     Document Type: Article

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