Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2024; 16(7): 2040-2046
Published online Jul 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i7.2040
Weight regain after intragastric balloon for pre-surgical weight loss
Danielle Abbitt, Kevin Choy, Alexandra Kovar, Teresa S Jones, Krzysztof J Wikiel, Edward L Jones
Danielle Abbitt, Kevin Choy, Alexandra Kovar, Teresa S Jones, Krzysztof J Wikiel, Edward L Jones, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, United States
Teresa S Jones, Krzysztof J Wikiel, Edward L Jones, Department of Surgery, Rocky Mountain Regional Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO 80045, United States
Author contributions: Abbitt D designed and conducted the study and wrote the manuscript; Choy K and Kovar A contributed to study design and data collection; Jones TS and Wikiel KJ provided clinical advice and reviewed the paper; Jones EL supervised the study and reviewed the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Colorado Multi-institutional Review Board (Approval No. 221659).
Informed consent statement: Study granted waiver of HIPAA Authorization and waiver of signed informed consent due to retrospective review and minimal risk. This study was approved by Colorado Institutional Review Board.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Dr. Edward Jones is a consultant for Boston Scientific; the other authors have no disclosures.
Data sharing statement: Dataset available from the corresponding author at edward.jones@cuanschutz.edu.
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Corresponding author: Edward L Jones, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Rocky Mountain Regional Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 1700 N Wheeling Street, MS 122, Aurora, CO 80045, United States. edward.jones@cuanschutz.edu
Received: February 1, 2024
Revised: June 11, 2024
Accepted: June 24, 2024
Published online: July 27, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Obesity places patients at increased risk of postoperative complications. The intragastric balloon is an endoscopic tool which is lower risk and temporary and offers good initial weight loss in the preoperative setting for patient’s undergoing elective surgery in order to reduced perioperative risk, however the majority of patient will experience some degree of weight regain following removal of the balloon.