Intragastric balloon for obesity

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Fernandes, Marcos ^a   Atallah, A N ^b   Soares, B G O ^b   Humberto, S ^b   Guimaraes S ^b   Matos, D ^b   Monteiro, L ^b   Richter, B ^b  

^a University of Medicine of Petropolis   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Gastric balloon; *Weight loss; Humans; Obesity *therapy ; Obesity, morbid therapy ; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

BALLOON; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DECISION MAKING; EMBASE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEARTBURN; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALLORY WEISS SYNDROME; MEDLINE; MOTIVATION; NAUSEA; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SATIETY; STOMACH EROSION; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH SPASM; STOMACH ULCER; STOMACH VOLUME; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 38949182894     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004931.pub2     Document Type: Review

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