Biomaterial Database

Obesity: Intragastric balloons--a bubble to combat the obesity bubble? 2010

Elisabeth M H Mathus-Vliegen

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. e.mathus-vliegen@amc.uva.nl

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009765	Obesity	A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015431	Weight Loss	Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.	Weight Reduction,Loss, Weight,Losses, Weight,Reduction, Weight,Reductions, Weight,Weight Losses,Weight Reductions
D015905	Gastric Balloon	An inflatable device implanted in the stomach as an adjunct to therapy of morbid obesity. Specific types include the silicone Garren-Edwards Gastric Bubble (GEGB), approved by the FDA in 1985, and the Ballobes Balloon.	Ballobes Balloon,Garren-Edwards Gastric Bubble,Gastric Bubble,Ballobes Balloons,Balloon, Ballobes,Balloon, Gastric,Balloons, Ballobes,Balloons, Gastric,Bubble, Garren-Edwards Gastric,Bubble, Gastric,Bubbles, Gastric,Garren Edwards Gastric Bubble,Gastric Balloons,Gastric Bubble, Garren-Edwards,Gastric Bubbles
D015992	Body Mass Index	An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI	Quetelet Index,Quetelet's Index,Index, Body Mass,Index, Quetelet,Quetelets Index
D016896	Treatment Outcome	Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.	Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes