Year 2026 / Volume 118 / Number 1
Letter
Intragastric balloon to treat obesity. An old friend with new horizons. The first Spanish device (Stella®)

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2024.10810/2024

Eduard Espinet Coll, Javier Nebreda Durán, Román Turró Arau, Ramón Abad Belando, Fernando Saenger, Óscar Núñez Martínez, Manoel Galvao Neto,

Abstract
We present the Clinical Trial results of the first Spanish intragastric balloon manufactured: the Stella® balloon (SwanMedical, Barcelona). As a peculiarity, it has a double lumen in the introducer system. The first one is intended for the passage of a guidewire to insert the balloon quickly and safely, which also requires prior gastroscopy. The second lumen allows for regular filling. Therefore, Stella® accepts all current IGB indications, adding specific applicability for endoscopists in training and for some pharyngo-oesophageal anatomical alterations that could make the placement of another IGB model difficult or impossible. In conclusion, preliminary results suggest that Stella® could have efficacy and safety values comparable to those of the leading currently approved intragastric balloons. Final certification and market release of the device is expected by the end of 2024.
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Espinet Coll E, Nebreda Durán J, Turró Arau R, Abad Belando R, Saenger F, Núñez Martínez Ó, et all. Intragastric balloon to treat obesity. An old friend with new horizons. The first Spanish device (Stella®). 10810/2024


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Publication history

Received: 19/09/2024

Accepted: 10/10/2024

Online First: 24/10/2024

Published: 14/01/2026

Article revision time: 8 days

Article Online First time: 35 days

Article editing time: 482 days


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