Gastric Balloon Treatment at Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals

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İzzetpaşa Mah, İstanbul Florence Nightingale Hastanesi, Abide-i Hürriyet Cd No:166, 34381 Şişli/İstanbul, Turkey

Established - 1989

Gastric balloon

What type of method is a Gastric balloon?

It is a method that is applied for the treatment of obesity and that requires no surgery. It is a method that helps lose weight and enables a low-calorie environment as a result of less food intake and continuous satiety thanks to the balloon covering a big volume in the stomach. The balloon can stay in the stomach for 6 to 12 months as it is a method administered for the treatment of obesity for nearly 30 years now. A weight loss of nearly 20 kg. can be expected in one year as long as he/she follows a strict diet and does exercise.

The weight is monitored based on a diet supervised by a dietitian after the placement of the balloon.

Who is eligible for the gastric balloon?

Patients with BMI ≥ 30

Patients who fail to lose weight even though they follow many diets and do exercises.

Obese patients for whom a surgical procedure would be a risk

Patients over the age of 18 and under the age of 60

Who is not eligible for the gastric balloon?

Alcohol and drug addicts

Pregnant patients and those planning to get pregnant,

Those with a severe cardiac, renal, liver, or pulmonary disease

Patients with a history of esophageal and gastric surgery

Patients who need to be on blood thinners all the time

Patients with gastrocele, reflux, and esophageal burn

Patients with gastric-duodenal ulcer

How to Place Gastric Balloon?

The balloon is endoscopically placed, that is to say without surgery. The patients are anesthetized and do not feel anything during the procedure, which is performed in 15 minutes on average.

Before the balloon is placed, the esophagus, stomach, and duodena are endoscopically examined to see if there is any barrier to the placement of the balloon. In patients with no barriers, the balloon is forwarded to the stomach through the mouth and esophagus by means of a special apparatus after the endoscope is removed. After the endoscopy is performed and the position of the balloon in the stomach is established, the balloon is inflated by pumping methylene blue-dyed saline into it by means of special endoscopic apparatuses. 400 cc of saline, which is an initial dose, can be increased over time depending on the tolerability of patients and all these procedures are performed endoscopically. Patients wake up right after the procedure and are discharged after being hospitalized for a couple of hours.

Does gastric balloon rupture? How to tell if it is ruptured and how to respond?

The rupture of a gastric balloon is a rare case. When it is ruptured, the blue liquid inside goes into the intestines and dye the urine blue. Patients excrete the balloon in natural ways or it is endoscopically removed.

What are the side effects of the placement of gastric balloon?

The placement of a gastric balloon may cause bleeding and rupture one's esophagus and stomach, though rarely.

Patients may initially feel a sense of discomfort in the stomach, nausea and/or vomit. This can be taken under control by orally or intravenously administered medication and patients get used to the balloon over time. They may feel tired and weak in the early weeks as a result of reduced intake of fluids.

The ruptured balloon goes into the intestines and may cause intestinal blockage that would require a surgical procedure.

Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals, located in Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey offers patients Gastric Balloon Treatment procedures among its total of 18 available procedures, across 8 different specialties

. The cost of a Gastric Balloon Treatment procedure ranges from $3,650 to $3,650, whilst the national average price is approximately $2,191.

There are many specialists available at the Hospital, with 79 in total, and they have multiple recognized accreditations, including:

JCI Accredited
ISO Certification - International Organization for Standardization

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