The intra-gastric balloon for pre-operative weight loss in bariatric surgery: Is it worthwhile?

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1262-1265

  Leeman, M F ^a   Ward, C ^a   Duxbury, M ^a   De Beaux, A C ^a   Tulloh, B ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Intra gastric balloon; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC BALLOON; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBESITY, MORBID; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SCOTLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84879993942     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-013-0896-0     Document Type: Article

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