Antibiotics to Prevent Relapse of Adjustable Gastric Balloon Hyperinflation: Feasible for Balloon Maintenance?
The placement of an intragastric balloon (IGB) plays an increasingly important role in the treatment of obesity. The authors describe the cases of 2 female patients, 34 and 62 years old, who were submitted to the implantation of a Spatz3® IGB to treat obesity. Ten to fourteen weeks later, the patien...
Main Authors: | Eduardo Usuy, Marco Silva, Manoel dos Passos Galvão Neto, Eduardo Grecco, Thiago Ferreira de Souza, Luiz Gustavo de Quadros |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2020-05-01
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Series: | GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/507226 |
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