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

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

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

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.