title: [Intraluminal/endoscopic procedures in the treatment of obesity].
abstract: Few effective therapeutic tools are currently available to fight the increasing prevalence of obesity and its associated comorbidities. Bariatric surgery is the only treatment with proven long-term effectiveness, but is associated to a high surgical risk and significant economic costs because of its technical complexity and the characteristics of patients. This is leading to development of new endoscopic procedures with less clinical risks and economic costs, while maintaining the benefits in terms of morbidity and mortality, which could even serve as a bridging element before surgery in cases where this is unavoidable, allowing for preoperative weight loss and control of comorbidities in order to improve anesthetic risks and possible complications. The purpose of this review was to analyze the most relevant and promising endoscopic techniques currently available.
authors: Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors: Antonio Jesús
authors: AJ
authors: Martínez-Ortega
authors: Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Aliaga-Verdugo
authors: Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors: José Luis
authors: JL
authors: Pereira-Cunill
authors: Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors: Ignacio
authors: I
authors: Jiménez-Varo
authors: Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors: Ana R
authors: AR
authors: Romero-Lluch
authors: Sección de Endoscopia, Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors: Salvador
authors: S
authors: Sobrino-Rodríguez
authors: Sección de Endoscopia, Clínica Quirón Sagrado Corazón, Sevilla, España.
authors: Ovidio
authors: O
authors: Belda-Laguna
authors: Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: garcialunapp@yahoo.es.
authors: Pedro Pablo
authors: PP
authors: García-Luna
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000379:methods; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
keywords: Complicaciones de la obesidad; Endoscopic procedures; Obesidad; Obesity; Obesity complications; Obesity treatment; Pérdida de peso; Tratamiento de la obesidad; Técnicas endoscópicas; Weight loss