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Preoperative weight reduction using the intragastric balloon.

[Role of intragastric air filled ballon (Heliosphere Bag) in severe obesity. Personal experience].

A case of asymptomatic fungal and bacterial colonization of an intragastric balloon.

[Complications in morbid obesity treatment--pylorus obstruction caused by a deflated intragastric balloon]

[Intragastric balloon in obesity treatment].

Evidence-based review of the Bioenterics intragastric balloon for weight loss.

Vomiting and an abdominal mass immediately after vaginal delivery: an unusual cause.

Bariatric therapy with intragastric balloon improves liver dysfunction and insulin resistance in obese patients.

Intragastric balloon or diet alone? A retrospective evaluation.

Intra-gastric balloon therapy and weight reduction.

Safety and effectiveness of the intragastric balloon for obesity. A meta-analysis.

One year after laparoscopic "tight" sleeve gastrectomy: technique and outcome.

[Effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of intragastric balloon in association with low-calorie diet for the treatment of obese patients].

Ulcerative colitis exacerbating after placement of intragastric balloon for the treatment of obesity.

Protein-losing enteropathy associated with buried gastrostomy balloon syndrome

Design and demography of the United States Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band trial: a 3-year prospective study.

A pilot study to evaluate the safety, tolerance, and efficacy of a novel stationary antral balloon (SAB) for obesity.

Intragastric balloon: ethics, medical need and cosmetics.

[Principles of the present-day conservative therapy of gastro-intestinal bleedings in portal hypertension].

[Use of gastric balloon in treatment of patients with obesity].