title: Author reply to the letter to the editor, Re: 'Laparoscopic and open reversal of Hartmann's procedure-a comparative retrospective analysis.' Surgical Endoscopy 2008(23):496-502.
authors.forename: Celia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Divino
authors.forename: Haggi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mazeh
authors.forename: Alexander J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Greenstein
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome