2017
DOI: 10.17235/reed.2017.4624/2016
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Usefulness of an intra-gastric balloon before bariatric surgery

Abstract: Introduction: There are only few reports regarding the use of intragastric-balloons (IGB ® ) to achieve weight loss and subsequently decrease surgical complications. In this study, we try to assess whether presurgery weight loss using IGB decreases the postsurgical mortality after bariatric surgery.Material and methods: This is a prospective case-control study. We matched 1:1 by gender, age (± 10 y-o) and type of surgery (sleeve resection [LSG] or gastric bypass [LGBP]), matching cases (A) and controls (H, fr… Show more

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