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01-06-2021 | Obesity | Review

Adverse Events and Complications with Intragastric Balloons: a Narrative Review (with Video)

Authors: Igor Braga Ribeiro, Ana Paula Samy Tanaka Kotinda, Sergio A. Sánchez-Luna, Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, Fabio Catache Mancini, Thiago Ferreira de Souza, Sergio Eiji Matuguma, Christiano Makoto Sakai, Rodrigo Silva de Paula Rocha, Gustavo de Oliveira Luz, Marcos Eduardo Lera dos Santos, Dalton Marques Chaves, Tomazo Antonio Prince Franzini, Eduardo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 6/2021

Abstract

Intragastric balloon (IGB) is a minimally invasive and reversible therapy for weight loss with a good efficacy and safety profile. Introduced in the 1980s, IGBs have significantly evolved in the last couple of decades. They mechanically act by decreasing the volume of the stomach and its reservoir capacity, delaying gastric emptying, and increasing satiety leading to a subsequent weight loss. Despite the low rates of complications and mortality associated with IGBs, adverse events and complications still occur and can range from mild to fatal. This review aims to provide an update on the current scientific evidence in regard to complications and adverse effects of the use of the IGB and its treatment. This is the first comprehensive narrative review in the literature dedicated to this subject.

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Title: Adverse Events and Complications with Intragastric Balloons: a Narrative Review (with Video)
Authors: Igor Braga Ribeiro
Ana Paula Samy Tanaka Kotinda
Sergio A. Sánchez-Luna
Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura
Fabio Catache Mancini
Thiago Ferreira de Souza
Sergio Eiji Matuguma
Christiano Makoto Sakai
Rodrigo Silva de Paula Rocha
Gustavo de Oliveira Luz
Marcos Eduardo Lera dos Santos
Dalton Marques Chaves
Tomazo Antonio Prince Franzini
Eduardo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura
Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura
Publication date: 01-06-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Obesity
Obesity
Acute Pancreatitis
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 6/2021
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05352-7

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