Tag: intragastric balloon
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Approves Intragastric Balloon
An interview with: Samer Mattar, MD, FACS, FRCS, FASMBS Medical Director, Swedish Weight Loss Services in Seattle, Washington, President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2018;15(4):18–19. The […]
Intragastric Balloons: Closing the Gap on Weight Loss Treatment Options
This column investigates current research in the surgical and clinical aspects of obesity treatment and educates bariatric care professionals on the most up-to-date information on emerging technologies in the field. This month: Intragastric Balloons: Closing the Gap on Weight Loss Treatment Options by Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS Chattanooga Bariatrics, Chattanooga, Tennessee Bariatric Times. 2016;13(3):13–18. […]
Surgical Pearls: The Intragastric Balloon Procedure
Surgical Pearls: Techniques in Bariatric Surgery Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This Month’s Technique: The Intragastric Balloon Procedure This Month’s Featured Experts: Gontrand Lopez-Nava, MD Bariatric Endoscopy Unit, Madrid Sanchinarro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain Nicole Peña, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine, Universidad Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU), […]
