Authors: Hallal Mahmoud, Lakis Remi, Matar Rasha, Ahmadieh Alaa, Saad el Daou, Jean Dib.
Introduction: Obesity is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The endoscopic intra-gastric Balloon treatment is a non-surgical and viable method to help weight loss in obese or in morbidly obese patients. This study sought to assess the outcome of Bio enteric Intragastric Balloon (BIB) insertion in Al Zahraa Hospital University Medical Center (Zhumc), Beirut, Lebanon.
Methods: A prospective study that included 70 obese patients who failed medical management with no history of any bariatric surgery, Data was analyzed using SPSS software (Version 23.0)
Results: Most of the patients were females (57/70). The mean age and Body Mass Index (BMI) were 33.3 and 35.31 respectively. The tolerance rate was high with only one patient suffering from procedure intolerance. 51.4% of our patients had excess body weight loss (EBWL) more or equal to 40 % and 47.1% EBWL between 15-39 %. Weight loss was highest in overweight group (BMI 25-29.9) (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: BIB balloon endoscopy is a good and effective option for the treatment of obesity in the Lebanese population with an excellent tolerance rate and it is highly recommend for the overweight group.
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