SynthesisJournal of translational medicine2015
Short-term effects of intragastric balloon in association with conservative therapy on weight loss: a meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Journal of translational medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychological Aspects of Treatment with Intragastric Balloon for Management of Obesity: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Obesity facts · 2022Pooled it
- Updated panel report: best practices for the surgical treatment of obesity.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Guideline
- Efficacy of First-Time Intragastric Balloon in Weight Loss: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Obesity surgery · 2017Pooled it
- Comparison of Efficacy of Intragastric Balloon Devices as Bridging Therapy Prior to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- The Swallowable Intragastric Balloon Combined with Lifestyle Coaching: Short-Term Results of a Safe and Effective Weight Loss Treatment for People Living with Overweight and Obesity.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Smart surgical sutures using soft artificial muscles.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Endoscopic intragastric balloon: a gimmick or a viable option for obesity?Annals of translational medicine · 2020Review
- Effectiveness of Intra-Gastric Balloon as a Bridge to Definitive Surgery in the Super Obese.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Changes in Body Adiposity, Dietary Intake, Physical Activity and Quality of Life of Obese Individuals Submitted to Intragastric Balloon Therapy for 6 Months.Obesity surgery · 2019Observational
- An Autopsy Case of Misdiagnosed Wernicke's Syndrome after Intragastric Balloon Therapy.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2018Article
- Major Gastric Haemorrhage After Intragastric Balloon Insertion: Case Report.Obesity surgery · 2018Article
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- Response to the "Letter to the Editor Concerning the Publication: Efficacy of First-Time Intragastric Balloon in Weight Loss: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials".Obesity surgery · 2017Article
- Gastric Ulcer Hemorrhage - a Potential Life-Threatening Complication of Intragastric Balloon Treatment of Obesity.Obesity facts · 2017Article
- Laparoscopic management of a small bowel obstruction secondary to Elipse intragastric balloon migration: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2017Article
- Evaluation of the results of treatment of morbid obesity by the endoscopic intragastric balloon implantation method.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2017Article
- Evolving Techniques for Bariatric Surgery and Endoscopy.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2015Article
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Abstract
Obesity is an epidemic chronic disease which is a risk factor for a number of serious medical conditions. Intragastric balloon, as an alternative, non-surgical treatment approach for the management of obesity, was rejected in previous evidence-based reviews. The object of this review is updating the data and confirming the safety and efficacy of the procedure. In this review, systematic literature retrieve of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL and other information sources was performed from inception to December 2014. The quality of selected studies was assessed and meta-analyses of weighted mean differences were made using the inverse variance method. Meta-analyses presented significant effect sizes of -8.9 kg, -3.1 kg/m(2) and -21.0% for SMG as well as of -1.5 kg and -1.2 kg/m(2) for LSG, favoring the intervention group. Safety analysis showed that minor complications occurred at a high rate in intervention group, however, no serious or fatal complication was reported in these studies. In conclusion, the current review presents that short-term efficacy for 6 months treatment of intragastric balloon in association with conservative therapy is clinically significant.
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