title: [Intragastric balloon: a review concerning alternative balloons compared to the classical ones (Bioenterics)].
abstract: Since de Tarpon Springs Consensus Conference in 1987, the Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon represents the standard model for obesity treatment with this technique. Nevertheless, over the last 30 years, especially for the last ten years, novel concept of balloons has appeared, as well as new alternative models, which are reviewed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: H. Universitario (Santiago de Compostela).. dra.mazure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Martínez Olmos
authors.affiliation: H. Fuenlabrada,. dra.mazure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cancer
authors.affiliation: H. Gregorio Marañón.. dra.mazure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bretón
authors.affiliation: H. Universitario Guadalajara.. dra.mazure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Visitación
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Álvarez
authors.affiliation: H. Costa del Sol (Marbella).. dra.mazure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Abilés
authors.affiliation: H. Costa del Sol (Marbella).. dra.mazure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jimena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abilés
authors.affiliation: H. Alcalá de Henares. dra.mazure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Noelia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Peláez
authors.affiliation: H. Virgen de las Nieves (Granada).. dra.mazure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mellado
authors.affiliation: Cl. Sta. Elena (Torremolinos).. dra.mazure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rose-Anne
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mazure
authors.affiliation: IBIOMED, Universidad de León. España.. dra.mazure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jesús Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Culebras
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D015905:Gastric Balloon / Q000145:classification / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss