ESG - Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (1 mins)
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) – endoscopic gastric reduction or suturing, is an innovative, non-surgical, and fully reversible method of obesity treatment, consisting in reducing the volume of the stomach by endoscopic suturing, i.e. sewing the stomach from the inside. This procedure in obese patients can be performed as a primary procedure in people who do not want to undergo bariatric surgery or have contraindications for surgery, or as a revisional bariatric surgery after previous bariatric procedures.Endoscopic gastric sleeve, so-called endoscopic gastric reduction or endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is a modern procedure in the treatment of obesity, which complements the offer of surgical treatment of obesity, such as a laparoscopic gastric sleeve or gastric bypass.For which patients may endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty be recommended?Gastric suturing can already be performed in patients with a BMI of 27, thus not eligible for more invasive obesity treatments such as bariatric surgical procedures. The endoscopic gastric reduction can therefore be performed as a primary procedure, this procedure can be an alternative treatment to gastric balloons. Endoscopic gastric suturing can also be used as a revisional bariatric surgery