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2. Gastric balloon - Wikipedia

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   It showed an acceptable safety profile with 0.2% of serious adverse events, which is comparable to the Orbera balloon, which requires endoscopy. [4] Post-placement side effects of gastric balloons are common and may include nausea, vomiting, reflux and stomach cramps. [18] Other side effects include indigestion, bloating, flatulence and ...

3. A swallowable balloon promises weight loss similar to popular ...

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   The Allurion gastric balloon is a balloon you swallow in capsule form, which a health care provider then fills with saline solution to take up space in your stomach and make you feel full.

4. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   [75] [76] The balloon can be left in the stomach for a maximum of 6 months and results in weight loss of 3 BMI or 3–8 kg within several study ranges. [75] [76] Weight loss with the gastric balloon tends to be more modest than other interventions. The intragastric balloon may be used before another bariatric surgery to assist the patient in ...

5. Balloon tamponade - Wikipedia

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   A low-cost alternative is a condom balloon tamponade, a form of intrauterine tamponade, created from a catheter, a male latex condom, and a string to tie the condom to the catheter. The method was developed in Bangladesh in 2001 by Sayeba Akhter and has since been supported by health workers worldwide as an effective method to stop postpartum ...

6. Health care costs balloon for Americans despite Obamacare - AOL

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   A new report from the Commonwealth Fund found that health insurance premiums and deductibles for Americans with employer-sponsored coverage accounted for 11.6% of median income in 2020, a whopping ...

7. Remember 'Cy in the Sky?' Ames couple looks to rehome ... - AOL

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   “Cy in the Sky” was a familiar image for Ames residents and Iowa State fans, especially football fans, as it flew over the stadium on game days from 1985 to 2000, when both the balloon and the ...

8. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   In Germany a gastric bypass operation, if not covered by health insurance and therefore paid privately, costs up to €15,000; [web 6] in Switzerland CHF 20,000–25,000, [news 2] in Poland gastric bypass costs around £4,000, whereas in Turkey it costs £3,200. [6]

9. Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration - Wikipedia

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   Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) is an endovascular procedure used for the treatment of gastric varices.When performing the procedure, an interventional radiologist accesses blood vessels using a catheter, inflates a balloon (e.g. balloon occlusion) and injects a substance into the variceal blood vessels that causes blockage of those vessels.