Applications

1555.1 – Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for the treatment of patients with Class I and II obesity who have failed first line (lifestyle modification) and second line (pharmacotherapy) treatments

Find out about the service or technology in this application and the medical condition it addresses. You can also view the application documents, the deadlines for providing consultation input and the outcome of the application when the MSAC process is complete.

  • Status Assessment
  • Type Re-application
  • Pre-PASC consultation Closed
  • Pre-MSAC consultation Open
  • Outcome Pending

Application details

Reason for application

New MBS item.

Service or technology in this application

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a bariatric surgical procedure. ESG is an incisionless transoral endoscopic procedure that uses a full-thickness endoscopic suturing system to reduce the stomach volume into a tubular gastric cavity. The gastroplasty is created using an endoscopic suturing device fitted to an endoscope. The ESG procedure restricts the length of a stomach by up to 50% and reduces its volume by 75%. This reduction in stomach size will restrict the quantity of food a person can eat as well as initiate physiologic alterations that assist in weight loss and maintenance of weight loss.

Type: Therapeutic

Medical condition this application addresses

Obesity refers to excess body weight. Obesity can be measured using the body mass index (BMI). Class I obesity refers to patients who have a BMI 30 ≤35kg/m². Class II obesity refers to patients who have a BMI 35 ≥40 kg/m². Obesity is associated with an increased risk of variety of significant comorbidities which may include diabetes, cardiovascular disease and liver disease which may have a significant impact on quality of life.

Previous applications

1555 – Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) for the treatment of patients with Class I and Class II obesity with comorbidities who have failed first-line treatments

Application documents

PICO confirmation

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Consultation survey and deadlines

The following consultation deadlines apply:

  • Pre-PASC consultation deadline: Closed
  • Pre-MSAC consultation deadline: Friday 14 February 2025 11:59 pm AEDT

For further information please refer to key dates for applicants

Find out more about consultation.

Meetings to consider this application

  • PASC meeting: 9 to 10 December 2021
  • ESC meeting: 13 to 14 February 2025
  • MSAC meeting: 3 to 4 April 2025

More information

Refer to MSAC Application 1555 for the application form.