Table 1.

IGB exclusion criteria

Age ≤ 18 and ≥ 60 years

BMI < 30 kg/m2

Progress via diet and other methods

Malignancy within last 5 years

Hormonal or genetic obesity

Pregnancy

Major psychiatric disease

Alcohol and drug abuse

Hiatal hernia > 5 cm

Esophagitis (grade C-D)

Peptic ulcer, esophageal varicose changes

Abdominal surgery history

Anticoagulant or NSAID use