Bariatrics and Your Practice | June 2021-Where do Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies Fit into the Obesity Treatment Paradigm

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In this video, Steve Edmundowitz, a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, discusses the role of endoscopic bariatric therapies in the treatment of obesity. He highlights the increasing prevalence of obesity globally and the limitations of current treatment options. He emphasizes the need for all effective therapies to be deployed in order to address the obesity epidemic.<br /><br />Edmundowitz discusses the various options available, including lifestyle therapy, pharmacotherapy, and surgical therapies. He highlights the challenges associated with surgical therapies, such as complications and limited availability.<br /><br />He then focuses on endoscopic bariatric therapies, such as intergastric balloons and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. He presents data on the efficacy of these therapies and their potential benefits, such as lower morbidity rates compared to surgery. However, he also acknowledges the challenges of insurance coverage and limited physician training in these therapies.<br /><br />Edmundowitz concludes by emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to obesity treatment, and the need for personalized treatment plans for each patient. He believes that endoscopic bariatric therapies have a role to play in filling the treatment gap between pharmacology and surgery, and can be a valuable option for patients who are unable or unwilling to undergo surgery or who have not responded well to lifestyle therapy.

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Steve Edmundowicz, MD, MASGE

Meta Tag

Disease Obesity

Procedure Bariatrics

Keywords

endoscopic bariatric therapies

obesity treatment

prevalence of obesity

current treatment options

surgical therapies

endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty