Open AccessUltrasound-guided insertion of the Elipse® gastric balloon: technical details, learning curve, and perioperative outcome in 36 cases
Author(s) -
Andrea Salmi,
Francesco Greco,
Elena Belleri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1971-3495
pISSN - 1876-7931
DOI - 10.1007/s40477-020-00499-y
Subject(s) - medicine , balloon , ultrasound , fluoroscopy , lumen (anatomy) , capsule , radiology , stomach , outpatient clinic , perioperative , surgery , nuclear medicine , botany , biology
Our aim is to demonstrate the feasibility of real-time ultrasound-assisted insertion of the Elipse ® intragastric balloon for the treatment of overweight and obese patients.