Morbid Obesity: treatment with Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB), psychological and nursing care: our experience

Obesity is considered a chronic disease, difficult to treat, and is the first cause of death in the world that is predictable. The surgical approach is limited to patients with severe obesity but there is an intermediate group who are not candidates for immediate surgery. The BioEnterics Intragastri...

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Main Authors: Sivero Luigi, Galloro Giuseppe, Ruggiero Simona, Alessandro Telesca Donato, Russo Teresa, Amato Maurizio, Di Palma Immacolata, Iovino Speranza, Amato Bruno, Sivero Stefania, Forestieri Pietro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-01-01
Series:Open Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2016-0073