Advances in endoscopic balloon therapy for weight loss and its limitations

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2017; 23(44): 7813-7817
Published online Nov 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i44.7813

Table 1 Features of the Food and Drug Administration approved balloons

	Orbera^TM	Reshape^®	Obalon^®
Delivery/insertion	Needs endoscopy	Needs endoscopy	Patient swallows, X-ray
Removal	Needs endoscopy	Needs endoscopy	Needs endoscopy
Capacity	400-700 cc ( 1 balloon)	750-900 cc (2 balloons)	750 cc ( 3 balloons)
Weight loss	29% EWL at 12 mo	25% EWL at 12 mo	25.2% EWL at 12 mo

EWL: Excess weight loss.

Citation: Vyas D, Deshpande K, Pandya Y. Advances in endoscopic balloon therapy for weight loss and its limitations. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(44): 7813-7817
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i44/7813.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i44.7813