title: Small Bowel Target Devices and Techniques.
abstract: The small bowel is a prime target for bariatric and metabolic endoscopic therapies. New insights into the mechanisms of action of surgical therapies have led to new endoscopic therapies for obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and the metabolic syndrome. The development of endoluminal sleeves that bypass the proximal duodenum have replicated some of the effects of surgical bypass procedures. The endoscopic dual-path enteral bypass has created new and treatment options for these conditions. Duodenal mucosal resurfacing offers significant promise for diabetes management. It is hoped that a durable endoscopic therapy for these conditions will be defined and optimized.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Health Center, University of Colorado Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Mail Stop F735, Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, 1635 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Electronic address: steven.edmundowicz@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Edmundowicz
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000601:surgery*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery*; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Endoscopic bariatric therapies; Endoscopic sleeve; Endoscopy; Obesity; Small bowel endoscopic interventions