01-25-2010, 09:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-25-2010, 09:45 PM by Capt M Kumar.)
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' /> In a 12-week trial in the Netherlands, patients fitted with the EndoBarrier lost an average of 16kg compared with a control group of patients who dieted and lost just 5kg.
According to its developers, the treatment, which costs ã2,000, is about half the cost of the cheapest obesity operation.
ââ¬ÅThe patients who used it have continued to lose weight. It gave them the incentive to diet and eat sensibly,ââ¬Â said Gersin.
The EndoBarrier device is fitted to the first two feet of the small intestine where most food is absorbed.
During trials the sleeve was able to reverse Type 2 diabetes within weeks by reducing patientsââ¬â¢ blood sugar levels so they no longer needed to take drugs. Nadey Hakim, a leading UK consultant in weight loss surgery, said: ââ¬ÅI would love to be able to cure a patientââ¬â¢s obesity with a 15-minute procedure. Itââ¬â¢s a very clever ideaââ¬Â.
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' /> In a 12-week trial in the Netherlands, patients fitted with the EndoBarrier lost an average of 16kg compared with a control group of patients who dieted and lost just 5kg.According to its developers, the treatment, which costs ã2,000, is about half the cost of the cheapest obesity operation.
ââ¬ÅThe patients who used it have continued to lose weight. It gave them the incentive to diet and eat sensibly,ââ¬Â said Gersin.
The EndoBarrier device is fitted to the first two feet of the small intestine where most food is absorbed.
During trials the sleeve was able to reverse Type 2 diabetes within weeks by reducing patientsââ¬â¢ blood sugar levels so they no longer needed to take drugs. Nadey Hakim, a leading UK consultant in weight loss surgery, said: ââ¬ÅI would love to be able to cure a patientââ¬â¢s obesity with a 15-minute procedure. Itââ¬â¢s a very clever ideaââ¬Â.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/...496034.cms