Open AccessSex Differences of Kidney Stone Urine Risk Factors after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Author(s) -
Megan Prochaska,
John R. Asplin,
Arlene B. Chapman,
Elaine M. Worcester
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000514455
Subject(s) - medicine , urine , kidney stones , roux en y anastomosis , urinary system , gastric bypass , kidney , calcium oxalate , urology , gastric bypass surgery , gastroenterology , obesity , weight loss
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a bariatric surgical procedure that is associated with higher risk of kidney stones after surgery. We examined urine composition in 18 men and women before and after RYGB to examine differences in kidney stone risk.