title: Reply to letter to the editor from R. Vilallonga and J. Himpens.
authors.affiliation: Centro Médico Teknon Unidad de Endoscopia, Barcelona, Spain, jcespinos@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jorge C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Espinos
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turró
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mata
authors.forename: Jane N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Buchwald
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Turró
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000628:therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss