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

Dogan, Umit; GÜMÜRDÜLÜ, YÜKSEL; Akin, Mustafa; Yalaki, Serkan

doi:10.1007/s11695-013-0876-4

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

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

OBESITY SURGERY, vol.23, no.7, pp.892-896, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 23 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1007/s11695-013-0876-4
Title of Journal : OBESITY SURGERY
Page Numbers: pp.892-896

Abstract

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.