title: Response to the "Letter to the Editor Concerning the Publication: Efficacy of First-Time Intragastric Balloon in Weight Loss: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials".
authors.affiliation: Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Department of Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Weight Loss Center, 121 DeKalb Ave, The Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA.
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoar
authors.affiliation: Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Department of Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Weight Loss Center, 121 DeKalb Ave, The Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA. saber6231@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alan A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Saber
mesh_terms: D015905:Gastric Balloon; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015431:Weight Loss