About: BACKGROUND: The authors developed a new intragastric balloon procedure with the objective of making it safer, faster, and less expensive than the established ones. The proposed procedure uses a new gastric balloon with technical improvements in the placement and removal procedures. METHODS: From June 2006 to July 2007, 52 patients were submitted to the new treatment with the Silimed Gastric Balloon (SGB), as part of a multidisciplinary program involving clinical, psychological, and behavioral approaches. RESULTS: The new placement and removal procedures of the SGB were effective and safe in all the cases. Due to simplicity and shortened duration of the procedures, all the patients left the outpatient clinic in less than 1 h after the placement or removal of the SGB. For the 14 patients who had completed the 6-month treatment, the initial mean weight, mean body mass index (BMI), and mean excess of weight (EW) were, respectively, 100.7 kg, 35.7 kg/m(2), and 30.0 kg. After the 6-month treatment, these values decreased significantly: 89.4 kg, 31.8 kg/m(2), and 19.6 kg. CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary data suggest that the procedure with the new balloon comes forth as a safe and effective alternative to the treatment of weight loss in patients with appropriate indication of use.   Goto Sponge  NotDistinct  Permalink

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  • BACKGROUND: The authors developed a new intragastric balloon procedure with the objective of making it safer, faster, and less expensive than the established ones. The proposed procedure uses a new gastric balloon with technical improvements in the placement and removal procedures. METHODS: From June 2006 to July 2007, 52 patients were submitted to the new treatment with the Silimed Gastric Balloon (SGB), as part of a multidisciplinary program involving clinical, psychological, and behavioral approaches. RESULTS: The new placement and removal procedures of the SGB were effective and safe in all the cases. Due to simplicity and shortened duration of the procedures, all the patients left the outpatient clinic in less than 1 h after the placement or removal of the SGB. For the 14 patients who had completed the 6-month treatment, the initial mean weight, mean body mass index (BMI), and mean excess of weight (EW) were, respectively, 100.7 kg, 35.7 kg/m(2), and 30.0 kg. After the 6-month treatment, these values decreased significantly: 89.4 kg, 31.8 kg/m(2), and 19.6 kg. CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary data suggest that the procedure with the new balloon comes forth as a safe and effective alternative to the treatment of weight loss in patients with appropriate indication of use.
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