An inflatable device implanted in the stomach as an adjunct to therapy of morbid obesity. Specific types include the silicone Garren-Edwards Gastric Bubble (GEGB), approved by the FDA in 1985, and the Ballobes Balloon.

Annotation

note category: an inflatable device; do not confuse with digestive gases; used in ther of morbid obesity: note XR & do not coord with OBESITY, MORBID unless particularly discussed

DUI

D015905 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0024341

Previous indexing

Balloon Dilatation (1988-1989); Dilatation (1980-1987); Implants, Artificial (1987-1989); Intubation, Gastrointestinal (1974-1979); Obesity (1977-1987); Obesity, Morbid (1987-1989)

History note

98; was GASTRIC BUBBLE 1990-97; GASTRIC BALLOON was see GASTRIC BUBBLE 1990-97

Public note

98; was GASTRIC BUBBLE 1990-97; GASTRIC BALLOON was see GASTRIC BUBBLE 1990-97