Innovative approach using an intragastric balloon for weight loss in a morbidly obese patient undergoing liver transplantation

Liver Transpl. 2013 Feb;19(2):235. doi: 10.1002/lt.23567. Epub 2012 Dec 12.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / instrumentation*
  • Gastric Balloon*
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / diagnosis
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity, Morbid / complications
  • Obesity, Morbid / diagnosis
  • Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Weight Loss