Table 1 Interventions and comparators description
Groups | Interventions |
|---|---|
Experimental group | The endoscopic technique is defined as a gastric restriction by means of continuous sutures of the entire gastric wall of the antrum and body, transmurally, in order to simulate a gastric sleeve, in the same way as the sleeve gastrectomy surgery. Gastroplasty is performed using an endoscopic suture system (Overstitch, Apollo endosurgery Inc., Austin, Texas, USA) inserted into a dual-channel endoscope (GIF-2T160.Olympus Medical System Corp., Tokyo, Japan) |
Control group | The minimally invasive surgical technique is defined as a gastric restriction by means of excision of approximately 80% of the stomach along the greater curvature. |