Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty is Safe and Effective: Pitfalls of a Flawed Systematic Review

We read the systematic review published in the journal by Cohen et al1. regarding the efficacy and safety of endoscopic gastroplasty for uncontrolled obesity. At first glance, we are flattered that a major medical device cooperation has issued a grant to Dr. Cohen, who with assistance from their senior management and consultants, systematically appraised the evidence around the efficacy and safety of a competitor technology. We are perplexed; however, on how to classify this effort in the realm of academic medicine, as this sets a new precedent of conflict of interest.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research