SynthesisObesity surgery2018
The Effectiveness of Endoscopic Gastroplasty for Obesity Treatment According to FDA Thresholds: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- EUS-Guided Intragastric Injection of Botulinum Toxin A in the Preoperative Treatment of Super-Obese Patients: a Randomized Clinical Trial.Obesity surgery · 2019Trial
- Efficacy and safety of endoscopic gastroplasty for treatment of obesity: An overview of comparative meta-analyses.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025Article
- Effects of Intraparietal Gastric Botulinum Toxin-A Injection on Weight Loss: A Retrospective Study of 500 Patients.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Article
- Efficacy of endoscopic gastrojejunal bypass in obese Yucatan pigs: a comparative animal study.BMC gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Gallbladder perforation due to endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: A case report and review of literature.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2020Article
- Role of endoscopic vacuum therapy in the management of gastrointestinal transmural defects.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2019Review
- Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: From whence we came and where we are going.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2019Article
- Exclusively endoscopic approach to treating gastric perforation caused by an intragastric balloon: case series and literature review.Endoscopy international open · 2018Article
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Endoscopic bariatric therapies (EBTs) are promising alternatives to conventional surgery for obesity. The aim of this study is to compare efficacy and safety through a systematic review and meta-analysis of the endoscopic gastroplasty techniques versus conservative treatment. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, Lilacs/Bireme. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) enrolling obese patients comparing endoscopic gastroplasty to sham or diet/exercise were considered eligible. Among 6014 records, three RCTs were selected for meta-analysis. The total sample was 459 patients (312 EBTs vs 147 control). Mean total body weight loss in the intervention group (IG) was 4.8% higher than the control group (CG) at 12 months (p = 0.01). The IG responder rate was 44.31% at 12 months. Therefore, the endoscopic gastroplasty is more effective than conservative therapies but do not achieve FDA thresholds.
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