▁and ▁st om ach ▁are ▁accessed ▁using ▁a ▁fi ber opt ic ▁g ast ros cope ▁( similar ▁to ▁a ▁col ons cope ▁for ▁the ▁colon ). ▁The ▁St om ap hy X ▁device ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁go ▁down ▁into ▁the ▁st om ach ▁with ▁the ▁g ast ros cope . ▁Once ▁inside ▁the ▁st om ach ▁p ouch , ▁ple ats ▁are ▁formed ▁using ▁poly pro py l ene ▁fast en ers ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁p ouch ▁smaller . ▁ ▁E ffic acy ▁ ▁Early ▁investig ator - init i ated ▁un control led ▁clin ical ▁studies ▁with ▁small ▁patient ▁groups ▁have ▁demonstrated ▁short - term ▁weight ▁loss ▁in ▁some ▁patients . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁patients ▁found ▁most ▁achieved ▁weight ▁loss ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁procedure . ▁However , ▁a ▁random ized ▁sh am - control led ▁study ▁was ▁terminated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁because ▁the ▁device ▁failed ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁study ' s ▁ 1 5 % ▁target ▁reduction ▁in ▁body ▁mass ▁index ▁( B MI ) ▁in ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁patients ▁treated ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : O bes ity ▁Category : B ari atr ics ▁Category : S urg ery <0x0A> </s> ▁G he org he ▁Vis u ▁( ; ▁born ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Roman ian ▁actor . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁forty ▁films ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁film