• A novel intragastric balloon for treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. A two-center pilot trial 

      Tønnesen, Christer Julseth; Hjelmesæth, Jøran Sture; Hofsø, Dag; Tonstad, Serena; Hertel, Jens Kristoffer; Heggen, Eli; Johnson, Line Kristin; Mathisen, Tor Erik; Kalager, Mette; Wieszczy, Paulina; Medhus, Asle Wilhelm; Løberg, Magnus; Aabakken, Lars; Bretthauer, Michael (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-29)
      Background and aims: Obesity with type-2 diabetes is a global challenge. Lifestyle interventions have limited effect for most patients. Bariatric surgery is highly effective, but resource-demanding, invasive and associated with serious complications. Recently, a new intragastric balloon was introduced, not requiring endoscopy for placement or removal (Elipse™, Allurion Inc., Natick, MA). The balloon ...
    • A pilot study of implementation of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) in Norway 

      Tønnesen, Christer Julseth; Hjelmesæth, Jøran Sture; Aabakken, Lars; Lund, Randi Størdal; Johnson, Line Kristin; Hertel, Jens Kristoffer; Kalager, Mette; Løberg, Magnus; Bretthauer, Michael (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-26)
      Background and aim - Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity but is invasive and associated with serious complications. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a less invasive weight loss procedure to reduce the stomach volume by full-thickness sutures. ESG has been adopted in many countries, but implementation at Scandinavian centres has not yet been documented. We performed ...