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Intra-gastric ballon in the treatment of morbid obesity.
Carvalho, Ma Raquel; Jorge, Zulmira; Nobre, Ema; Dias, Teresa; Cortez-Pinto, Helena; Machado, Mariana V; Camolas, José; Neves, Sílvia; Guerra, AnabelaIntragastric balloon is a temporary treatment for weight loss with proven safety and efficacy when associated with lifestyle intervention. It is indicated in the super--obese who are candidates for bariatric surgery to lose weight and to reduce their high surgical risk. Our aim was to retrospectively evaluate the results of the patients in whom this device was inserted during a three-year period from the beginn...
Malnutrition in morbid obesity.
Jorge, Zulmira; Carvalho, Maria Raquel; Guerra, Anabela S; Alves, Natália; De Almeida, José Mendes; Fagundes, Maria João; Cortêz-Pinto, HelenaNutritional deficiences are common in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery for morbid obesity. There are limited data on nutritional status before surgery. We now begin to realize the importance and the high frequency of that situation in the morbidly obese who have never undergone any invasive procedure. It is very important to acknowlegde this fact, so that specific therapy is begun before surgery. I...
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