ASGE Annual GI Advanced Practice Provider Course (On-Demand) - Clinical Case-Based Learning (Day Two) | March 2024-Endoscopic Bariatric Therapy Update 2024

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Caitlin Cookson, a physician assistant at UC Health Digestive Health Center, discussed endoscopic bariatric therapies in a recent presentation. She highlighted the various options available, including lifestyle interventions, pharmacotherapy, surgical procedures like sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, as well as endoscopic interventions like intragastric balloons and overstitch techniques. She emphasized the importance of patient selection, post-procedure care, and managing adverse events such as accommodative symptoms and GERD. Caitlin also discussed the efficacy of these therapies, including endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for weight loss and revision procedures for addressing post-bariatric surgery complications like weight regain. Overall, bariatric therapies were found to be safe and effective in treating obesity and metabolic diseases, with endoscopic interventions offering a less invasive option with promising results.

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Katelyn Cookson, PA-C

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Caitlin Cookson

physician assistant

UC Health Digestive Health Center

endoscopic bariatric therapies

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endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty

Obesity Treatment

Bariatric Endoscopic Therapy

Patient Selection

TORe

Lifestyle Intervention