Effectiveness of intragastric balloon for obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on randomized control trials.

Journal: Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Published Date: Oct 20, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and many methods are currently used to reduce obesity. This systematic review shows the effectiveness of the intragastric balloon (IGB) method compared to the sham/diet (s/d) method.

Authors

  • Diogo Moura
    Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. Electronic address: dthmoura@hotmail.com.
  • Joel Oliveira
    Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
  • Eduardo G H De Moura
    Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
  • Wanderlei Bernardo
    Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
  • Manuel Galvão Neto
    Obeso Center, São Paulo, Brasil.
  • Josemberg Campos
    Universidade Federal do Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil.
  • Violeta B Popov
    New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
  • Cristopher Thompson
    Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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