What is it about?
A commentary about an article in Obesity surgery which describes a systematic review and meta-analysis of three new and exciting endoscopic procedures - Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) and primary obesity surgery endolumenal (POSE) which are two plication procedures for the management of obesity, and the AspireAssist which is an endoscopically placed percutaneous gastrostomy tube, a skin port and an accessory device
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Why is it important?
This commentary tallies the pros and cons of this meta-analysis and urges for more research in that field
Perspectives
Thus, this article leaves us with a sense we are not yet satisfied in our understanding and ability to deploy endoscopic bariatric procedures as a long-term therapy for obesity. But the article surveyed does lead us to believe that short-term results for these therapies are valid, and that as always, we need further studies to give us more than a belief about these procedures
MD/PhD ZVI HOWARD PERRY
McGill University
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This page is a summary of: Commentary to “Efficacy of Endoscopic Interventions for the management of obesity: A meta-analysis to compare Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty, AspireAssist and Primary Obesity Surgery Endolumenal”, Obesity Surgery, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-03866-9.
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