title: Balancing risk and reward: a critical review of the intragastric balloon for weight loss.
authors.affiliation: Allurion Technologies Inc, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Shantanu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaur
authors.affiliation: Allurion Technologies Inc, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Lisbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mathus-Vliegen
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chuttani
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D015905:Gastric Balloon; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome