Principle

The intra-gastric balloon occupies a volume of the stomach causing a feeling of satiety and a reduction in food intake. The treatment must be combined with dietary and behavioural management.

• Non chirurgical : Insertion by an endoscopic procedure
• Characteristics : Non-sterile, single use only, biocompatible, radio-opaque filled with air and water
• Expected weight loss : The expected weight loss at 6 months is in the order of 34% of the excess weight, which corresponds to a weight loss of about 16 kg. A clinical study* gives information on the maintenance of weight loss over time after extraction of the balloon
• Duration of treatment : 6 months maximum
• Average duration of the operation :
  • Insertion 15 minutes (under general anaesthetic with or without intubation)
  • Extraction 15 minutes (under general anaesthetic with intubation)
• Average duration of the hospitalisation : As a day case or short hospitalisation for the insertion. As a day case for the extraction.
• Indications : In patients adults with a BMI ≥ 28 kg/m² with or not the comorbid factors (HT, Sleep apnea, diabetes, …), before bariatric surgery, in patients with a contraindication to bariatric surgery, in the context of orthopedic surgery

* GALINDO -VALENTIN : 5 years experience of end-ball® intragastric balloon in a private center