Role of intragastric air filled ballon (Heliosphere Bag ®) in severe obesity. Personal experience;Ruolo del palloncino intragastrico riempito ad aria (Heliosphere Bag®) nel trattamento dell'obesità grave. Esperienza personale

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-117

  Sciumè, Carmelo ^a   Geraci, Girolamo ^a   Pisello, Franco ^a   Arnone, Enrico ^a   Mortillaro, Mariangela ^a   Modica, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air filled balloon; Bariatric surgery; Endoscopy; Mordid obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BODY MASS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AIR; BODY MASS INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349760832     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Doldi SB, Micheletto G, Perrini MN, Rapetti R: Intragastric balloon: another option for treatment of obesity and morbid obesity. Hepatogastroenterology, 2004; 51(55):294-347
2. Van Hee R, Van Wiemeersch S, Lasters B, Weyler J: Use of anti-emetics after intragastric balloon placement: Experience with three different drug treatments. Obes Surg, 2003; 13(6):932-937
3. Tosato F, Carnevale L, Moinsellato I, Martone M, Martire I, Leonardo G, Palombi L, Stati P: Ruolo del palloncino intragastrico in chirurgia bariatrica. G Chir, 2006; 27(1/2):53-58.
4. Roman S,Napoleon B, Mion F, Bory RM, Guyot P, D'Orazio H, Benchetrit S: Intragastric balloon for "nonmorbid" obesity retrospective evaluation of tolerance and efficacy. Obes Surg, 2004; 14 (4):539-544
5. Mion F, Gincul R, Roman S, Beorchia S, Hedelius F, Claudel L, Bory RM, Malvoisin E, Trepo F, Napoleon B: Tolerance and efficacy of an air-filled balloon in non-morbid obese patient: Results of a prospective multicenter study. Obes Surg, 2007; 17:764-769
6. Bona D, Enrini R, Bonavina L: Intestinal obstruction caused by migration of intragastric device used for the treatment of obesity. Chir Ital, 2004; 56(2):285-288