Endoscopic Gastric Plication for Morbid Obesity: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Published Data over Time…

The two major endoscopic techniques for endosleeve surgery are the ESG and the POSE. A recently published systematic review by Dutch and Belgian researchers demonstrated that both procedures are both safe and feasible procedures with good short-term weight loss.

The study concludes: ‘ESG and POSE are both safe and feasible procedures with good short-term weight loss. ESG seems to be superior in terms of weight loss at this point. Few major adverse events are reported and long-term results are awaited.’