POSE 2.0 Procedure for Obesity

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Anyone who follows this blog closely knows my inherent attraction for study acronyms; it is too bad I am not a leading researcher because it would be really fun to come up with some hilarious acronyms.

The Primary Obesity Surgery Endoluminal (POSE) Procedure for the treatment of obesity (GL Nava et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 21: 81-89) prospectively enrolled 44 adult patients who underwent “a novel pattern of full-thickness gastric body plications to shorten and narrow the stomach using durable suture anchor pairs.”

Key findings:

  • This procedure used an average of 19 suture anchor pairs, with a mean duration of 37 ± 11 minutes, and was technically successful in all subjects
  • Mean percentage total body weight loss (%TBWL) at 12 months was 15.7% ± 6.8%. >15% TBWL was achieved by 58%
  • Improvements in lipid profile, liver biochemistries, and hepatic steatosis were seen at 6 months
  • Repeat assessment at 24 months (n = 26) showed fully intact plications. No serious adverse events occurred

My take: This study shows that endoscopic therapies for obesity are quite promising. However, endoscopic therapies and bariatric surgery may become 2nd or 3rd line therapies if oral medications are available that can achieve similar success. Though, medications could require indefinite treatment.

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