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Comment
. 2017 Mar;112(3):458-589.
doi: 10.1038/ajg.2017.2.

Editorial: Aspiration Therapy for Weight Loss: Is the Squeeze worth the Juice?

Vivek Kumbhari  1 , Patrick I Okolo III  2
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Editorial: Aspiration Therapy for Weight Loss: Is the Squeeze worth the Juice?

Vivek Kumbhari et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

There is a desperate need for a technically simple, reversible, clinically effective, and safe approach to facilitate weight loss and improvement in metabolic comorbidities in obese patients. This has led to significant investment into the development of endoscopic bariatric therapies. In this issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, the first randomized controlled trial assessing aspiration therapy using an endoscopically placed gastrostomy tube is reported with promising results. Aspiration therapy is the first endoscopic therapy to be approved in the United States for use in morbidly obese patients and may be an alternative to those not wishing to undergo bariatric surgery.

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  • Percutaneous Gastrostomy Device for the Treatment of Class II and Class III Obesity: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Thompson CC, Abu Dayyeh BK, Kushner R, Sullivan S, Schorr AB, Amaro A, Apovian CM, Fullum T, Zarrinpar A, Jensen MD, Stein AC, Edmundowicz S, Kahaleh M, Ryou M, Bohning JM, Ginsberg G, Huang C, Tran DD, Glaser JP, Martin JA, Jaffe DL, Farraye FA, Ho SB, Kumar N, Harakal D, Young M, Thomas CE, Shukla AP, Ryan MB, Haas M, Goldsmith H, McCrea J, Aronne LJ. Thompson CC, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 Mar;112(3):447-457. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2016.500. Epub 2016 Dec 6. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017. PMID: 27922026 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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