Mechanism of action and selection of endoscopic bariatric therapies for treatment of obesity

Fig. 1. Illustration of endoscopic bariatric therapies. (A) Intragastric balloon. (B) Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. (C) Aspiration therapy. (D) Duodenal-jejunal bypass liner. (E) Duodenal mucosal resurfacing. (F) Incisionless magnetic anastomosis system. (D–F) Adapted from Gong and Kim. Clin Endosc 2018;51:425–429, according to the Creative Commons license.6

Fig. 2. Main mechanism of action of endoscopy sleeve gastrectomy and intragastric balloons. CCK, cholecystokinin; GLP-1, glucagon-like-peptide-1; PYY, peptide YY.

Fig. 3. A working hypothesis of endoscopic bariatric therapy selection based on the mechanism of action and pathophysiology.

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