The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 5 , Pages 2105-2106 , November 2009

Gastric Bypass Procedures and Renal Calculi—How Should We Counsel Patients and Bariatric Surgeons?

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 Supported by research Grant R21DK077669 from the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service.

PII: S0022-5347(09)02111-9

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.079

The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 5 , Pages 2105-2106 , November 2009