Swallowable obalon® gastric balloons as an aid for weight loss: A pilot feasibility study

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 730-733

  Mion, François ^a,b,c   Ibrahim, Mostafa ^d   Marjoux, Sophie ^a   Ponchon, Thierry ^a,b   Dugardeyn, Sonia ^d   Roman, Sabine ^a,b,c   Deviere, Jacques ^d  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c LABTAU   (France)

^d ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Human; Intragastric balloon; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STOMACH PAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DEGLUTITION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; OBESITY, MORBID; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84876467410     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-013-0927-x     Document Type: Article

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