This study was done to evaluate the intragastric balloon
Greek population suffering from the morbid obesity. From
December 2003 to February 2006, 240 individuals with
body mass index [BMI] of 44.1�8kg/m2, initial excess
weight [EW] of 62.8�24.9 and mean %EW of 48.5�9.3, were
enrolled in a 6-m using weight reduction programme,
intragastric balloon.
Balloon placement was uneventful. There were 7 patiens
who stopped treatment earlier [2 to proceed for obesity surgery,
2 after achieving their desired body weight and 3 because
of continuous vomiting]. Another 2 cases experienced
a sudden balloon disruption and rejection, one through
anus and one by vomiting.
The remaining 231 patients had a BMI reduction
38.4�8.3 kg/m2, that means an %EW reduction of 28.5�19.4.
This result led us to conclude that the intragastric balloon
is a safe and effective procedure for weight loss in the case
of patients strongly motivated to lose weight.
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Medical and Health Sciences ▶ Clinical Medicine Gastroenterology
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Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
