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SynthesisSurgical endoscopy2020

Efficacy and safety of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for obesity patients: a meta-analysis.

Peiwen Li, Bin Ma, Shulei Gong, Xinyu Zhang, Wenya Li

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Surgical endoscopy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06299644 (Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Technique Comparison for Weight Loss Using the Endomina Plicating Device), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06299644 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Technique Comparison for Weight Loss Using the Endomina Plicating Device: A Randomized Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorBrigham and Women's HospitalRan2026 to 2028Enrolled10ConditionsObesity, Obesity, Morbid, Metabolic Disease, Weight, BodyArmsEndoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty - Belt and Suspenders, Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty - Belt
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Safety and efficacy of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty worldwide for treatment of obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2020
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  4. Advances and future directions in endoscopic bariatric therapies.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025
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  11. How to establish an endoscopic bariatric practice.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2024
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  17. Endobariatrics: a Still Underutilized Weight Loss Tool.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peiwen LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China.
Bin MaDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, No. 44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong, Shenyang, 110042, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Shulei GongDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China.
Xinyu ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China.
Wenya LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China. saint5288@hotmail.com.
China Medical University · CNFirst Hospital of China Medical University · CNLiaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEndoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a minimally invasive, effective, and safe technique for weight loss intervention. Since a relatively small number of cases were present in previous studies, this study aimed to elucidate the efficacy and safety of ESG.

methodsRelevant publications were identified through searching PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Web of Science before March 1, 2019. The percentage of total body weight loss (%TBWL), percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL), and the adverse event rate in each follow-up session were extracted, pooled, and analyzed. Forest plots were graphed based on random effects models.

resultsA total of 1542 patients from nine studies were eligible for analysis. The pooled results of %TBWL at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months were 8.78% (p = 0.000), 11.85% (p = 0.000), 14.47% (p = 0.024), and 16.09% (p = 0.063), respectively. The pooled results of %EWL at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months were 31.16% (p = 0.000), 43.61% (p = 0.000), 53.14% (p = 0.000), and 59.08% (p = 0.015), respectively. Finally, the pooled rate of mild adverse events was 72% (p < 0.01), and the pooled estimate of severe adverse events was only 1% (p = 0.08).

conclusionAlthough the conventional surgical sleeve gastrectomy is the gold standard for bariatric surgery, ESG could be a promising minimally invasive alternative for treating obesity with satisfactory efficacy and low risk.

Indexed as

Postoperative ComplicationsEndoscopyGastroplastyHumansObesityTreatment OutcomeWeight LossBariatric surgeryEndoscopic bariatric therapyEndoscopic sleeve gastroplastySleeve gastroplasty

Identifiers

PMID31236722
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