Research
Metabolic adaptation
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) may be more effective and durable than intragastric balloons (IGBs) and result in fewer adverse events compared to bariatric surgery.
Practitioners may consider ESG as a preferable option over IGBs and traditional bariatric surgery.
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Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) may be more effective and durable than IGBs, and result in fewer adverse events compared to bariatric surgery.
Why this rating
The claim is based on recent findings and comparisons made in the abstract.
Source
Endobariatrics: well past infancy and maturing rapidly
Shreesh Shrestha et al. · Current Opinion in Gastroenterology · 2022
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