Current status and future perspectives of stomach-targeted endoscopic bariatrics
Endoscopic bariatric treatment(EBT)is an effective method for the treatment of obesity.The principle of weight loss is similar to metabolic bariatric surgery.It can be classified as a food restriction(stomach-targeted)and malabsorption(small intestine-targeted).At present,a lot of EBT devices had been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat obesity,while the EBT in China lagged behind Western countries.Hence,we reviewed the current stomach-targeted EBT,aiming to provide a reference for the supplement of obesity treatment methods and the development of EBT in China.