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. 2017 Jan 30;50(1):11–16. doi: 10.5946/ce.2017.007

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Fig. 1. — Therapeutic approach to obesity treatment. The effect of endoscopic bariatric treatment for weight loss is greater than that of drugs but lower than that of bariatric surgery, but endoscopic bariatric treatment features fewer complications than bariatric surgery. VBG, vertical band gastroplasty; RYGB, Rouxen-Y gastric bypass; DS, duodenal switch; BPD, biliopancreatic diversion.