Abstract
Purpose
Bariatric endoscopy is a less invasive approach for obesity management, with better efficacy than pharmacological treatment and low morbidity. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is the remodeling of the stomach using a suturing device showing technical feasibility, safety, and sustained weight loss. With growing numbers of procedures worldwide, there is a need to standardize the procedure.
Materials and Methods
A consensus meeting was held in São Caetano do Sul-SP, Brazil, in June 2019, bringing together 47 Brazilian endoscopists with experience in ESG from all regions of the country. Topics on indications and contraindications of the procedure, pre-procedure evaluation and multidisciplinary follow-up, technique and post-procedure follow-up, and training requirements were discussed. An electronic voting was carried, and a consensus was defined as ≥ 70% agreement.
Results
The panel’s experience consisted of 1828 procedures, with a mean percentage total body weight loss (TBWL) of 18.2% in 1 year. Adverse events happened in 0.8% of the cases, the most common being hematemesis. The selected experts discussed and reached a consensus on several questions concerning patient selection, contraindications for the procedure, technical details such as patient preparation, procedure technique, and patient follow-up.
Conclusions
This consensus establishes practical guidelines for performance of ESG. The experience of 1828 procedures shows the expertise of the selected specialists participating in this consensus statement. The group’s experience has a satisfactory weight loss with low adverse events rate. The main points discussed in this paper may serve as a guide for endoscopists performing ESG. Practical recommendations and technique standardization are described.
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Brazilian Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Collaborative:
Adriano Tomas Vasconcelos Alexandre, Digestive Center, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Leonardo Salles de Almeida, Instituto Mineiro de Obesidade, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Jose Rubes Arnoni, Clinica Imec, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Fermanda Nascimento Bueno, Endovale Clinica, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.
Keila Regina Matos Cantanhebe, Hospital Sao Domingos, Sao Luis, Brazil.
Rafael Pasqualini de Carvalho, Medicina de Ribeirao Preto-USP, Ribeiro Preto, Brazil.
Alexandre Cenatti, Unimed Hospital, Casias do Sul, Brazil.
Bruna Durelli, Clinica Scoppo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Elaine Moreira Ferreira, Endovitta Institute, Santo Andre, Brazil.
Luiz Henrique de Sousa Filho, Clinica Cirurgica Digestiva e Obesidade, Goiania, Brazil.
Idiberto Jose Zotarelli Filho, Kaiser Clinic, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil.
Anna Carolina Hoff, Angioskope Vale, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.
Mauro Rodrigues Coelho Jacome, Clinica Cronos Endoscopia, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Muhammad Jawad, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL, USA.
Igor Marchetti, Servico de Endoscopia Diagnostica e Terepeutica, Sorocaba, Brazil.
Luis Augusto Matta, Clinica Lev, Uberlandia, Brazil.
Tulio Medeiros, Clinica Scoppo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Luiz Henrique Mazzonetto Mestieri, Clinica Mestieri, Salto, Brazil.
Marcius Vinicius de Moraes, Instituto Endogastro, Goiania, Brazil.
Joao de Siqueira Neto, Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil.
Alvaro Oliveira Neto, Nucleo Integrado de Obesidade e Diabetes, Itabuna, Brazil.
Joffre Rezende Neto, Instituto de Gastroenterologia de Goiania, Goiania, Brazil.
Harley Pandolfi, Gastroclinica de Palmas, Palmas, Brazil.
Andre Pupo, Ipiranga Hospital, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Flavio Metidieri Ramos, Endodiagnostic Clinic, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Almino Cardoso Ramos, Gastro-Obeso-Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Leonardo Teixeira Rodrigues, Compexo Hospitalar de Niteroi, Niteroi, Brazil.
Guilherme Becker Sander, Ernesto Dornelles Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Rodrigo Dallegrave Correa da Silva, Clinobeso, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Jose Americo Gomides de Sousa, Clinica Lev, Uberlandia, Brazil.
Mauricio Spagnol, Clinica Cirurgica Chapeco, Chapeco, Brazil.
Eduardo Nobuyki Usuy, Clinica Gastrica, Florianopolis, Brazil.
Julio Cesar de Soares Veloso, Instituto do Aparelho Digestivo, Brasilia, Brazil.
Hans Roman Wulf Vieira, Hansgastroclinica, Blumenau, Brazil.
Jorge Luiz de Mattos Zeve, Gastrocentro de Palmas, Palmas, Brazil.
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Neto, M.G., Silva, L.B., de Quadros, L.G. et al. Brazilian Consensus on Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty. OBES SURG 31, 70–78 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04915-4
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