Gastric Balloon
Synonyms
Ballobes Balloon
Ballobes Balloons
Balloon, Ballobes
Balloon, Gastric
Balloons, Ballobes
Balloons, Gastric
Bubble, Garren-Edwards Gastric
Bubble, Gastric
Bubbles, Gastric
Garren Edwards Gastric Bubble
Garren-Edwards Gastric Bubble
Gastric Balloons
Gastric Bubble
Gastric Bubble, Garren-Edwards
Gastric Bubbles
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.