Tag : NON-SURGICAL BARIATRIC OPTION

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    Scalable solutions for mid-tier obesity: Revisiting the role of IGBs

    With obesity and metabolic syndrome reaching alarming levels in Malaysia, clinicians are looking beyond conventional approaches to expand the bariatric toolbox. Among the emerging options, intragastric balloons (IGBs) are gaining momentum as a minimally invasive, endoscopic solution to support the initial step in weight loss alongside lifestyle change. At the recent “Intragastric Balloon” workshop hosted by the Department of Surgery, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) UKM in Kuala Lumpur, leading experts in bariatric innovation shared their perspectives on advancing IGB therapy in clinical practice. 

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    Professor Dato’ Nik Ritza Kosai Nik Mahmood

    Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgeon, Head of UGI, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Unit, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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    Dr. Jeffrey Brooks

    Gastroenterologist, Inventor of Spatz Adjustable Intragastric Balloon System

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    Dr. Loo Guo Hou

    General and Bariatric Surgeon, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia