Morbid Obesity: treatment with Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB), psychological and nursing care: our experience

Sivero Luigi; Galloro Giuseppe; Ruggiero Simona; Alessandro Telesca Donato; Russo Teresa; Amato Maurizio; Di Palma Immacolata; Iovino Speranza; Amato Bruno; Sivero Stefania; Forestieri Pietro

doi:10.1515/med-2016-0073

Open Medicine (Jan 2016)

Morbid Obesity: treatment with Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB), psychological and nursing care: our experience

Sivero Luigi,
Galloro Giuseppe,
Ruggiero Simona,
Alessandro Telesca Donato,
Russo Teresa,
Amato Maurizio,
Di Palma Immacolata,
Iovino Speranza,
Amato Bruno,
Sivero Stefania,
Forestieri Pietro

Affiliations

Sivero Luigi: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II – School of Medicine, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
Galloro Giuseppe: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy
Ruggiero Simona: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy
Alessandro Telesca Donato: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy
Russo Teresa: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy
Amato Maurizio: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy
Di Palma Immacolata: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy
Iovino Speranza: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy
Amato Bruno: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy
Sivero Stefania: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy
Forestieri Pietro: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2016-0073
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 407 – 412

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Obesity is considered a chronic disease, difficult to treat, and is the first cause of death in the world that is predictable. The surgical approach is limited to patients with severe obesity but there is an intermediate group who are not candidates for immediate surgery. The BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) is recommended for weight reduction as a bridge to bariatric surgery.

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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