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Cost-effectiveness of procedure-less intragastric balloon therapy as substitute or complement to bariatric surgery
BACKGROUND: Procedure-less intragastric balloon (PIGB) eliminates costs and risks of endoscopic placement/removal and involves lower risk of serious complications compared with bariatric surgery, albeit with lower weight loss. Given the vast unmet need for obesity treatment, an important question is...
Autores principales: | Mital, Shweta, Nguyen, Hai V. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8318309/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34319992 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254063 |
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