Endoscopic Gastroplasty Letter: ASGE/ABE

Safety and efficacy of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty worldwide for treatment of obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…A recent systematic review by Cohen et al (8) concluded that endoscopic gastroplasty does not have enough quality scientific evidence regarding long-term weight loss and the procedure's safety to recommend the use in current clinical practice. This systemic review had methodical drawbacks and combined ESG with other endoscopic gastroplasty (EG) techniques, including plication of the fundus, that utilize different devices and attempt to exploit different mechanisms of action (9,10) . Several eligible studies were also not included.…”