Figure 2.
The procedure of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. (A) Marking of the anterior, greater curvature, and posterior surfaces with argon plasma coagulation prior to endoscopic suturing. (B) Following placement of the first suture. (C) Subsequent suture cinching, which is repeated numerous times moving proximally until the gastroesophageal junction is reached, leaving a small fundic pouch (D).