Clinical Endoscopy (Sep 2018)

Small Bowel Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies

  • Eun Jeong Gong,
  • Do Hoon Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2018.153
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51, no. 5
pp. 425 – 429

Abstract

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Endoscopic bariatric therapies that emulate some of the principles of bariatric surgery have been developed as a less invasive option for the treatment of obesity and related comorbidities. Small bowel endoscopic bariatric therapies include bypass sleeves, incisionless anastomosis systems, and duodenal mucosal resurfacing. Clinical experience with small bowel devices suggests that endoscopic bariatric procedures can be safely implemented and that these devices are effective for both weight loss and metabolic improvement. Although the mechanisms behind these effects should be further elucidated, endoscopic bariatric therapies may be more effective and safer adjunctive interventions than lifestyle modifications and pharmacological regimens for patients with obesity or obesity-related comorbidities.

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