title: Response to Letter to the Editor: Intragastric Balloon for Management of Severe Obesity: a Systematic Review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. nswitzer@ualberta.ca.|2D, Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta, 840-112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada. nswitzer@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Noah Jacob
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Switzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Ekua
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yorke
authors.affiliation: Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandria Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Xinhe
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.|Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandria Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Shahzeer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karmali
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D015905:Gastric Balloon; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss