Does intragastric balloon insertion increase the frequency of erosive esophagitis in obese patients?
EE prevalence was significantly increased after BIB placement. We suggest that EE due to enhanced GER could be considered as an adverse effect of such treatment. We therefore recommend maintaining intragastric acid suppression with PPIs during the 6 months of BIB placement.
Surgical reoperations were fairly common among women who received prophylactic mastectomy with implant reconstruction. Most of the reoperations were implant related. Reoperations were fairly uncommon after prophylactic mastectomy without reconstruction.