Five Percent Weight Lost in the First Month of Intragastric Balloon Treatment May Be a Predictor for Long-Term Weight Maintenance

Dogan U. B., GÜMÜRDÜLÜ Y., Akin M. S., Yalaki S.

OBESITY SURGERY, cilt.23, sa.7, ss.892-896, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11695-013-0876-4
  • Dergi Adı: OBESITY SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.892-896
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Most of the weight loss with the BioEnterics intragastric balloon (BIB) has occurred during the first 3-4 months. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of initial weight loss on long-term weight maintenance.