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...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Usuy, Marco Silva, Manoel dos Passos Galvão Neto, Eduardo Grecco, Thiago Ferreira de Souza, Luiz Gustavo de Quadros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-05-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/507226