Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	92649
Country	United States

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Weight regain after intragastric balloon for pre-surgical weight loss
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Danielle Abbitt, Kevin Choy, Alexandra Kovar, Teresa S Jones, Krzysztof J Wikiel and Edward L Jones
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Danielle Abbitt http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9563-373X Edward L Jones http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1449-8255
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Corresponding Author	Edward L Jones, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Rocky Mountain Regional Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 1700 N Wheeling Street, MS 122, Aurora, CO 80045, United States. edward.jones@cuanschutz.edu
Key Words	Intragastric balloon; Weight loss; Obesity; Bariatric; Body mass index
Core Tip	Obesity places patients at increased risk of postoperative complications. The intragastric balloon is an endoscopic tool which is lower risk and temporary and offers good initial weight loss in the preoperative setting for patient’s undergoing elective surgery in order to reduced perioperative risk, however the majority of patient will experience some degree of weight regain following removal of the balloon.
Publish Date	2024-07-22 11:57
Citation	<p>Abbitt D, Choy K, Kovar A, Jones TS, Wikiel KJ, Jones EL. Weight regain after intragastric balloon for pre-surgical weight loss. <i>World J Gastrointest Surg</i> 2024; 16(7): 2040-2046</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v16/i7/2040.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v16.i7.2040

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