title: Response to the Letter to the Editor-Re: Gastric Band Removal in Revisional Bariatric Surgery, One-Step Versus Two-Step: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, University of Alberta, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada. dang2@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Jerry T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, University of Alberta, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada.
authors.forename: Noah J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Switzer
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway Avenue NW, Edmonton, T5H 3V9, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Xinzhe
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, University of Alberta, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada.|Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway Avenue NW, Edmonton, T5H 3V9, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Shahzeer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karmali
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015431:Weight Loss