title: Morbid Obesity: treatment with Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB), psychological and nursing care: our experience.
abstract: Obesity is considered a chronic disease, difficult to treat, and is the first cause of death in the world that is predictable. The surgical approach is limited to patients with severe obesity but there is an intermediate group who are not candidates for immediate surgery. The BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) is recommended for weight reduction as a bridge to bariatric surgery. All patients in the study underwent a psychological evaluation prior to placement of the BIB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II - School of Medicine, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sivero
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galloro
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Donato
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alessandro Telesca
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Immacolata
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Palma
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Speranza
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iovino
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sivero
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine. Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Forestieri
keywords: Nurse, BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB); Obesity; Psychologist