[Intragastric balloon: a review concerning alternative balloons compared to the classical ones (Bioenterics)].
NUTR HOSP 2014;
31:84-91. [PMID:
25561101 DOI:
10.3305/nh.2015.31.1.8090]
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Abstract
Since de Tarpon Springs Consensus Conference in 1987, the Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon represents the standard model for obesity treatment with this technique. Nevertheless, over the last 30 years, especially for the last ten years, novel concept of balloons has appeared, as well as new alternative models, which are reviewed in this paper.
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