Transoral gastroplasty for morbid obesity: a multicenter trial with a 1-year outcome

Background Bariatric surgery is associated with specific complications and mortality. Transoral gastroplasty (TOGA) is a transoral restrictive bariatric procedure that might offer the benefits of surgery with a reduced complication rate. Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of TOGA at 12-mo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2011-12, Vol.74 (6), p.1248-1258
Hauptverfasser: Familiari, Pietro, MD, Costamagna, Guido, MD, Bléro, Daniel, MD, PhD, Le Moine, Olivier, MD, PhD, Perri, Vincenzo, MD, Boskoski, Ivo, MD, Coppens, Emmanuel, MD, Barea, Marie, MS, Iaconelli, Amerigo, MD, Mingrone, Gertrude, MD, Moreno, Christophe, MD, PhD, Devière, Jacques, MD, PhD
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Zusammenfassung:Background Bariatric surgery is associated with specific complications and mortality. Transoral gastroplasty (TOGA) is a transoral restrictive bariatric procedure that might offer the benefits of surgery with a reduced complication rate. Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of TOGA at 12-month follow-up. Design Prospective, multicenter, single-arm trial. Setting Two tertiary-care referral medical centers. Patients This study involved 67 patients (average age 41.0 years, 47 women, baseline body mass index [BMI] 41.5 kg/m2 ; 20 patients with BMI
ISSN:0016-5107
1097-6779
DOI:10.1016/j.gie.2011.08.046