intragastric balloon


A doughnut-shaped inflatable polyurethane cylinder designed to decrease the available stomach volume, used in morbid obesity to decrease hunger. When placed for prolonged periods, it induces hyperplasia of the G or gastrin-producing cells and/or pressure ulcers of the mucosa

intragastric balloon

An inflatable device in inserted into the stomach to induce satiety, used to treat morbid obesity.See also: balloon