Sa1935 INDUCED HYPERINFLATION: USING AIR FOR UPWARD ADJUSTMENT IN THE SPATZ3 INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON AND CREATING A HYBRID DEVICE

Adjustable Intragastric Ballons (AIB) have been used for several years for treating obesity with well proven efficacy in several papers. Downward adjustabulity undoubtly mitigates intolerance that may lead to early removals. Upward adjustments seems to provide extra weight loss, however authors highlight higher taxes of gastric ulcers found after volume increment. Using air may improve results with fewer risks to patients.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 31, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Anna C. Hoff, Sergio A. Barrichello, Manoel Galvao Neto, Eduardo Grecco, Ricardo J. Fittipaldi-Fernandez, Joao C. Hoff, Dilhana Badurdeen, Vivek Kumbhari Tags: Poster abstracts Source Type: research