Medical devices in obesity treatment
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Published version
Author(s)
Ruban, Aruchuna
Doshi, Akash
Lam, Erika
Teare, Julian P
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Obesity is increasing at an alarming rate and now poses a global threat to humankind. In recent years, we have seen the emergence of medical devices to combat the obesity epidemic. These therapeutic strategies are discussed in this review dividing them into gastric and duodenal therapies. RECENT FINDINGS: Traditionally, medical devices for obesity such as the intragastric balloon have focused on reducing gastric size, but more recently there has been a shift towards developing devices that modulate neural and hormonal responses to induce early satiety thus reducing oral intake. Medical devices for obesity treatment may have a role in those patients who are struggling to control their weight despite significant lifestyle modifications such as diet and exercise and who decline or are unfit for bariatric surgery. For the wider adoption and integration of these devices in the obesity treatment paradigm, more long-term efficacy and safety data from randomised controlled trials are required.
Date Issued
2019-08-30
Date Acceptance
2019-08-01
Citation
Current Diabetes Reports, 2019, 19 (10), pp.1-6
ISSN
1534-4827
Publisher
Springer (part of Springer Nature)
Start Page
1
End Page
6
Journal / Book Title
Current Diabetes Reports
Volume
19
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2019. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31471810
PII: 10.1007/s11892-019-1217-3
Subjects
Bariatric surgery
Body mass index
Duodenal
Endoscopy
Gastric
Obesity
Weight loss
Publication Status
Published online
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2019-08-30