Selected Endoscopic Gastric Devices for Obesity

Kartik Sampath; Richard I Rothstein

doi:10.1016/j.giec.2017.01.005

Selected Endoscopic Gastric Devices for Obesity

Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2017 Apr;27(2):267-275. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2017.01.005.

Authors

Kartik Sampath¹, Richard I Rothstein²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. Electronic address: kartik.sampath@hitchcock.org.
² Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.

PMID: 28292405
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2017.01.005

Abstract

This article focuses on the stomach target devices that are currently in various stages of development. Approved intragastric balloons, devices targeting small bowel and aspiration techniques, are described in other contributions to this issue. Bariatric endoscopic devices targeting the stomach directly alter gastric physiology and promote weight loss by potentially changing functional gastric volume, gastric emptying, gastric wall compliance, neurohormonal signaling, and, thereby, satiety. Many stomach-targeting devices are on the horizon for clinical use, and further study will determine the safety and efficacy for clinical use.

Keywords: Bariatric endoscopy; Devices; Obesity; Stomach; Therapeutic endoscopy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bariatric Surgery / instrumentation*
Bariatric Surgery / methods
Gastric Balloon
Gastroscopy / instrumentation*
Gastroscopy / methods
Humans
Obesity / surgery*
Sclerotherapy / methods
Stomach / surgery