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Response to Letter to the Editor: Left Gastric Artery Embolization for Weight Loss—a Dead-End Procedure

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  1. OB Klinika, Center for Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, 130 00, Prague, Czech Republic

    Martin Fried

  2. New York University, Washington Square S, New York, NY, 10012, USA

    Nodar Kipshidze

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Martin Fried was Principal Investigator of the RCT and Nodar Kipshidze was Endobar Solutions LLC Part-time consultant for statistical analysis.

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Fried, M., Kipshidze, N. Response to Letter to the Editor: Left Gastric Artery Embolization for Weight Loss—a Dead-End Procedure. OBES SURG 29, 1939–1941 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-019-03811-w

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