title: Aspiration Therapy for Obesity.
abstract: Aspiration therapy is a weight loss therapy in the United States for patients with a body mass index between 35 kg/m2and 55 kg/m2. Aspiration therapy allows patients to remove up to one-third of calories consumed at a meal and causes patients to eat fewer calories than prior to starting treatment. Studies demonstrate 14.2% to 21.5% total body weight loss in participants who complete 1 year of treatment and maintenance of weight loss in patients treated for 2 years. Aspiration therapy is a safe and effective new treatment of obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Mail Stop B158 Academic Office 1, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Electronic address: shelby.sullivan@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: Shelby
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
keywords: Aspiration therapy; AspireAssist; Endoscopic bariatric therapy