Background & Aims Bariatric surgery is the most successful treatment for obesity. However,
many patients avoid surgery due to its perceived invasive nature and fear of complications …

Obesity is a chronic disease with increasing prevalence. It affects quality of life and renders
those affected at increased risk of mortality. For people living with obesity, weight loss is one …

Background & Aims Gastric emptying (GE) is involved in the regulation of appetite. We
compared times of GE after different bariatric endoscopic and surgical interventions and …

Endoscopically placed intragastric balloons (IGBs) have played a significant role in obesity
treatment over the last 30 years, successfully bridging the gap between lifestyle modification …

Intragastric balloons (IGBs) are the most widely available endoscopic bariatric therapy for
class I and II obesity in the United States. Although simple in application and reversible by …

Background Obesity is a major threat to public health and traditional bariatric surgery
continues to have low utilization. Endoscopic treatments for obesity have emerged that offer …

Background: Obesity is a chronic disease that impairs quality of life and leads to several
comorbidities. When conservative therapies fail, bariatric surgical options such as Roux-en …

Intragastric balloons (IGB) are the most widely used endoscopic bariatric and metabolic
therapies. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of IGB in comparison with sham or lifestyle …

Intragastric balloon (IGB) therapy has shown efficacy in weight loss but its role in NAFLD
remains unknown. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the …

Several strategies are available to address the obesity epidemic and range from
noninvasive lifestyle interventions to medications and bariatric surgical procedures …