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Old 21-01-2014, 05:47 PM #1
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Default New : Gastric Balloon to be inserted into the stomach without invasive surgery.



[ It is packed inside a gelatine capsule
that dissolves in the stomach and
is inflated through a tube.
Then the tube is pulled out,
allowing a self-sealing valve to keep the balloon inflated.]

Report and Video here:
http://news.sky.com/story/1198217/ob...ology-launched


Not on the NHS yet


Costs around 2K

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