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. 2017 Jan 30;50(1):26–30. doi: 10.5946/ce.2017.004

Table 1.

Summary of the Studies on Malabsorptive Endoscopic Procedures in Obesity Treatment

Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Sleeve
Study Subject Duration Technical success and Maintenance Weight change (%EWL) Change of glycemic control Complications
Rodriguez-Grunert et al. (2008) [4] 12 (including 4 diabetes) 12 weeks Maintenance: 10 Explantation: 2 at 9th day 23.60% 4 diabetes normal fasting glucose decrease of HbA1c: ≥0.5% Abdominal pain, Nausea, Vomiting, Partial pharyngeal tear
Tarnoff et al. (2009) [5] 25 (vs. 14 diet control) 12 weeks Maintenance: 20 Explantation: 5 (3 bleeding, 1 migration, 1 obstruction) 22.1% (vs. 5.3% in diet alone) 3 diabetes decrease of HbA1c: ≥0.5% Abdominal pain (n=16), Nausea (n=7), Vomiting (n=8), Abdominal distension (n=11), GI hemorrhage (n=4), Constipation (n=1), and Epigastric discomfort (n=1)
Schouten et al. (2010) [6] 30 vs. 11 diet control 12 weeks Technical success rate: 26 of 30 Maintenance: 22 of 26 19% (vs. 6.9% in diet alone) 8 diabetes improved in 7 mean decrease of HbA1c: 2.3% Migration, Dislocation of the anchor, Sleeve obstruction, Continuous epigastric pain, Nausea, Upper abdominal pain, Pseudopolyp formation (explant), Implant site inflammation (explant), Vomiting, Adverse drug reaction
Gersin et al. (2010) [7] 25 vs. 26 sham control 12 weeks Technical success: 21 of 25 Maintenance: 13 of 21 11.9% (vs. 2.0% in sham group) GI bleeding, Abdominal pain, Nausea, Vomiting
de Moura et al. (2012) [8] 22 diabetes 52 weeks Maintenance: 13 35.5% Reduction of fasting blood glucose: –30.3±10.2 mg/dL reduction of HbA1c: –2.1±0.3% 16 of 22: HbA1c <7% Migration, GI bleeding, Abdominal pain, Back pain, Nausea, Vomiting
Koehestanie et al. (2014) [9] 38 diabetes vs. 39 diet control 12 months Technical success: 34 of 38 Complete study: 31 of 34 19.8% vs. 11.7% (diet control) HbAlc: 7.3% (vs. 8.0%) Abdominal pain
Nausea
Vomiting
Melena
Food impaction
Gastroduodenal-Jejunal Bypass Sleeve
Study Subject Duration Technical success rate Weight change (%EWL) Change of glycemic control Complications

Sandler et al. (2011) [10] 24 (7 diabetes) 12 weeks Technical success: 22 of 24 Complete study: 17 of 22 39.7% 7 diabetes normalization of fasting blood glucose without medications improved HbAlc Inflammation at the gastroesophageal junction Postoperative dysphagia
Sandler et al. (2015) [11] 12 12 months Technical success: 12 of 12 Complete study: 10 of 12 54% 4 diabetes asting blood glucose improvement: 28% Partial cuff detachment

EWL, excess weight loss; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; GI, gastrointestinal.