Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for Obesity – First Indian Experience: Case Series and Review of Literature

Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for Obesity – First Indian Experience: Case Series and Review of Literature

Introduction: In India, obesity affects >135 million and leads to nearly 5.8 million deaths per year. Some of the unmet need in the management of obesity can be fulfilled by endoscopic therapies such as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG). Methods: In this case series, we report our preliminary...

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Main Authors: Nitin Jagtap, Rakesh Kalapala, Abhishek Katakwar, Santosh Darishetty, D Nageshwar Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
Subjects:
endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
endoscopic therapy
metabolic syndrome
obesity
weight loss
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jde.JDE_51_18

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