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Efficacy of Intragastric Balloon versus Liraglutide as Bridge to Surgery in Super-Obese Patients

INTRODUCTION: Bariatric surgery is a safe and effective treatment for obesity, although in super-obese patients (BMI ≥50 kg/m(2)) it can become challenging for anatomical and anesthesiologic issues. Several bridging therapies have been proposed to increase preoperative weight loss and decrease perio...

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Autores principales: Martines, Gennaro, Dezi, Agnese, Giove, Carlo, Lantone, Valerio, Rotelli, Maria Tersa, Picciariello, Arcangelo, Tomasicchio, Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10601677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37579738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000531459