Short - And long-term efficacy of intragastric air-filled balloon (Heliosphere® BAG) among obese patients

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1686-1689

  Giuricin, M ^a   Nagliati, C ^a   Palmisano, S ^a   Simeth, C ^a   Urban, F ^a   Buri, L ^a   Balani, A ^a   De Manzini, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Intragastric air filled baloon; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84868194722     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0700-6     Document Type: Article

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