title: Author's Reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Thanjavur Medical College and Hospital, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Manikandan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patchayappan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sangara Narayanan
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Narayanasamy
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Thanjavur Medical College and Hospital, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Nagarajan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Duraisamy