Effectiveness of repeated intragastric balloon therapy in a morbidly obese Japanese patient.
A 19-year-old Japanese male with a BMI of 55.4 kg/m(2) who also had liver dysfunction, dyslipidemia and hyperuricemia underwent repeated intragastric balloon therapy. The percent excess weight loss was 22.5% at the first balloon removal and 28.6% at the second balloon removal. The hepatic dysfunction resolved after the second balloon therapy, however, the dyslipidemia and hyperuricemia did not improve. The Japanese population is regarded as a high-risk race for obesity-related diseases at lower BMI values, and morbidly obese Japanese patients may need more serious weight reduction protocols to improve the comorbidities than similarly obese Americans or Europeans.
Gastroenterology Division, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Yusuke
Y
Sekino
Hiroshi
H
Iida
Hiroki
H
Endo
Yasunari
Y
Sakamoto
Masato
M
Yoneda
Tomoko
T
Koide
Hirokazu
H
Takahashi
Chikako
C
Tokoro
Yasunobu
Y
Abe
Atsushi
A
Nakajima
Shin
S
Maeda
Masahiro
M
Takihata
Yasuo
Y
Terauchi
Masahiko
M
Inamori
D015905:Gastric Balloon / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult