The Safety and Efficacy of Procedureless Gastric Balloon: a Study Examining the Effect of Elipse Intragastric Balloon Safety, Short and Medium Term Effects on Weight Loss with 1-Year Follow-Up Post-removal

[1] Nunes GC(2017)Assessment of weight loss with the intragastric balloon in patients with different degrees of obesity Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 27 e83-ee6

[2] Pajecki D(1988)Effect of gastric bubble as a weight reduction device: a controlled, crossover study Gastroenterology 95 589-592

[3] de Melo ME(2016)Elipse, a procedureless gastric balloon for weight loss: a proof-of-concept pilot study Obes Surg 26 512-516

[4] Mancini MC(2017)Changes in attitudes towards bariatric surgery after 5 years in the German general public Obes Surg 27 2754-2758

[5] de Cleva R(2015)The influence of an individual’s weight perception on the acceptance of bariatric surgery Obesity (Silver Spring) 23 277-281

[6] Santo MA(2013)Adjustable intragastric balloon vs non-adjustable intragastric balloon: case-control study on complications, tolerance, and efficacy Obes Surg 23 953-958

[7] Meshkinpour H(2009)Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy versus intragastric balloon: a case-control study Surg Endosc 23 1849-1853

[8] Hsu D(2015)Endoscopic bariatric therapies Gastrointest Endosc 81 1073-1086

[9] Farivar S(2015)ASGE Bariatric Endoscopy Task Force systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the ASGE PIVI thresholds for adopting endoscopic bariatric therapies Gastrointest Endosc 82 425-438

[10] Machytka E(2018)Is endoscopy really necessary for placing intragastric balloons? Obes Surg 28 169-175

[1] Nunes GC(2017)Assessment of weight loss with the intragastric balloon in patients with different degrees of obesity Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 27 e83-ee6

[2] Pajecki D(1988)Effect of gastric bubble as a weight reduction device: a controlled, crossover study Gastroenterology 95 589-592

[3] de Melo ME(2016)Elipse, a procedureless gastric balloon for weight loss: a proof-of-concept pilot study Obes Surg 26 512-516

[4] Mancini MC(2017)Changes in attitudes towards bariatric surgery after 5 years in the German general public Obes Surg 27 2754-2758

[5] de Cleva R(2015)The influence of an individual’s weight perception on the acceptance of bariatric surgery Obesity (Silver Spring) 23 277-281

[6] Santo MA(2013)Adjustable intragastric balloon vs non-adjustable intragastric balloon: case-control study on complications, tolerance, and efficacy Obes Surg 23 953-958

[7] Meshkinpour H(2009)Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy versus intragastric balloon: a case-control study Surg Endosc 23 1849-1853

[8] Hsu D(2015)Endoscopic bariatric therapies Gastrointest Endosc 81 1073-1086

[9] Farivar S(2015)ASGE Bariatric Endoscopy Task Force systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the ASGE PIVI thresholds for adopting endoscopic bariatric therapies Gastrointest Endosc 82 425-438

[10] Machytka E(2018)Is endoscopy really necessary for placing intragastric balloons? Obes Surg 28 169-175