title: Response to letter to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, Kellym11@tcd.ie.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Des C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D057868:Anastomotic Leak / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013537:Sutures