Effectiveness of the Transoral Endoscopic Vertical Gastroplasty (TOGaA (R)): a Good Balance Between Weight Loss and Complications, if Compared with Gastric Bypass and Biliopancreatic Diversion

摘要

Background The effectiveness of restrictive procedures has been inferior to that of malabsorbitive ones. Recent variants of restrictive procedures, i.e., gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy, confirm the strive for more efficacious solutions with less complications. We investigated the balance between effectiveness and complications for a new restrictive procedure, a Transoral Endoscopic Vertical Gastroplasty (TOGaA (R))