Advantages of the Gastric Balloon by Endoscopy

Placing the Gastric Balloon by Endoscopy has Great Advantages and offers more Safety for the Patient

The Gastric Balloon is introduced into the stomach in a deflated form through endoscopy. Then, with a catheter, it is filled with sterile saline solution between 400 and 700 cc, leaving a large balloon that floats in the stomach.

This is done through endoscopy with sedation, without the need for surgery and on an outpatient basis.

Prior to the gastric balloon placement procedure, a diagnostic endoscopy is performed to check that the patient is in optimal conditions to insert the gastric balloon.

It is evaluated that the patient does not have ulcers, tumors, varicose veins, gastric deformities, large hiatal hernias or severe gastritis that cause complications to the patient when the gastric balloon is placed.

The gastric balloon placed by endoscopy avoids being irradiated with X-rays at the time of placement, which is done with the swallowable gastric balloon.

The endoscopic gastric balloon is placed under direct vision without error to be filled in the esophagus and not in the stomach.

Endoscopy allows us to see that the position of the gastric balloon in the stomach is correct after filling it with saline solution.

The endoscopy allows us to see that the gastric balloon valve was sealed and without leaks at the end of the placement procedure.

Removal by endoscopy at the end of treatment after 6 months prevents the balloon from having to transit through the intestine with the possibility of intestinal obstruction.

Endoscopy allows the possibility of removing the gastric balloon at any stage of the treatment.

Gastric balloons placed by endoscopy last longer, from 6 months to 1 year, and greater weight loss can be achieved. https://www.balongastricoobesidad.com/en