Intragastric balloon for obesity treatment: results of a multicentric evaluation for balloons left in place for more than 6 months

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2339-2343

  Alfredo, Genco ^a   Roberta, Maselli ^a   Francesca, Frangella ^a   Massimiliano, Cipriano ^a   Pietro, Forestieri ^b   Daniela, Delle Piane ^c   Francesco, Furbetta ^d   Giancarlo, Micheletto ^e   Franco, Ciampaglia ^f   Paola, Granelli ^g   Maurizio, Zilli ^h   Michele, Lorenzo ⁱ   Giorgio, Di Rocco ^a   Domenico, Giannotti ^a   Adriano, Redler ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Azienda Universitaria Policlinico   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di Ceva ASL CN1   (Italy)

^d CDC Leonardo   (Italy)

^e Fatebenefratelli   (Italy)

^f Villa Pini Clinic   (Italy)

^g Policlinico di Milano   (Italy)

^h SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ ASL NA5   (Italy)

Author keywords

BIB; Intragastric balloon; Obesity management; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; EVALUATION STUDY; OBESITY, MORBID; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84937912030     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3957-0     Document Type: Article

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