title: BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) versus Spatz Adjustable Balloon System (ABS): Our experience in the elderly.
abstract: The BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) and the Spatz Adjustable Balloon System (ABS) are in fact recommended for weight reduction as a bridge to bariatric surgery. We retrospected studied patients with body mass index (BMI) and age ranges of 37-46 and 70-80 years, respectively, who had undergone BIB from January 2010 to July 2012 and prospected studied patients who had undergone Spatz balloon from July 2012 to August 2014. The aim of this study is to compare BIB and Spatz in terms of weight loss, complications, and maintenance of weight after removal. For both procedures, the median weight loss was 20 ± 3 kg, median BMI at the end of the therapy was 32 ± 2, and no severe complication occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: ttrusso86@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: giovanni.aprea@unina.it.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aprea
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: cformisa@unina.it.
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Formisano
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: r.simox@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: gennaro.quarto@unina.it.
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quarto
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy. Electronic address: rserra@unicz.it.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: guidomassa19911010@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Massa
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: sivero@unina.it.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sivero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015905:Gastric Balloon; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss
keywords: Bariatric; BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon; Spatz