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Reply to Letter to the Editor “Left Gastric Artery Embolization for Weight Loss—a Dead-End Procedure”

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  1. General and Endoscopic Surgery Unit, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Via Filippo Maria Briganti, 255, Naples, Italy

    Luigi Angrisani, A. Vitiello & L. Ferraro

  2. Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    A. Santonicola & P. Iovino

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Angrisani, L., Santonicola, A., Vitiello, A. et al. Reply to Letter to the Editor “Left Gastric Artery Embolization for Weight Loss—a Dead-End Procedure”. OBES SURG 28, 3627–3628 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-3464-9

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