Svensk definition
En uppblåsbar mojäng som anbringas i magsäcken som hjälpmedel vid behandling av sjuklig fetma. Speciella typer är Garren-Edwards silikonblåsa (GEGB) och Ballobesballongen.
Gastric Balloon
Intragastrisk ballong
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
Ventrikelballong — Gastrisk ballong
Engelska synonymer
Balloon, Gastric — Balloons, Gastric — Gastric Balloons — Gastric Bubble — Bubble, Gastric — Bubbles, Gastric — Gastric Bubbles — Garren-Edwards Gastric Bubble — Bubble, Garren-Edwards Gastric — Garren Edwards Gastric Bubble — Gastric Bubble, Garren-Edwards — Ballobes Balloon — Ballobes Balloons — Balloon, Ballobes — Balloons, Ballobes