Development and Testing of a Magnetically Actuated Capsule Endoscopy for Obesity Treatment

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Do, Thanh Nho, Seah, Tian En Timothy, Yu, Ho Khek, Phee, Soo Jay
• مؤلفون آخرون: Katoh, Masaru
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2016
• الموضوعات: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; capsule endoscope; acid
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82662; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40224
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Intra-gastric balloons (IGB) have become an efficient and less invasive method for obesity treatment. The use of traditional IGBs require complex insertion tools and flexible endoscopes to place and remove the balloon inside the patient’s stomach, which may cause discomfort and complications to the...