Journal article
Use of intragastric balloons for weight reduction: An experimental study
The American journal of surgery, v 153(3), pp 265-269
1987
PMID: 3826508
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Abstract
The effect of intragastric balloons as a noninvasive method for weight reduction was observed in nine castrated Yorkshire pigs. None of the animals lost weight. The appetites of the experimental animals were inhibited for only a short period of time. A significant dilatation of the stomach after balloon insertion was noted which resulted from increased food intake and obliterated the effect of the intragastric balloons. A long-standing lower blood glucose level played an important role in the increments in food intake and dilatation of the stomach. At the same time, ulceration was seen in 83.3 percent of the animals that received balloons. We conclude that intragastric balloon therapy may not be an effective approach for managing morbid obesity in human subjects.
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- Title
- Use of intragastric balloons for weight reduction: An experimental study
- Creators
- Yeng Yang - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USAHiroyuki Kuwano - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USAYasuyuki Okudaira - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USAA.Mohsen Kholoussy - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USATeruo Matsumoto - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USAYonghong F Yang - Psychiatry
- Publication Details
- The American journal of surgery, v 153(3), pp 265-269
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1987H432400004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0023146785
- Other Identifier
- 991019184057704721
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