title: Reply by the authors.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Kefalonia, Argostoli, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saravakos
authors.affiliation: Dialysis Department, General Hospital of Kefalonia, Argostoli, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kokkinou
authors.affiliation: Dialysis Department, General Hospital of Kefalonia, Argostoli, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giannatos
mesh_terms: D003555:Cystinuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans