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. 2014 Sep;3(3):242–249. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4683.2014.06.02

Table 2. Kidney stone incidence following bariatric surgery.

Article Procedure [n] F/U (mo.) Post-procedural stone incidence Comments
Durrani 2006 (25) RYGB =972 NR 26/85 (31%): recurrent Stones identified by patient chart review. Mean time to stone formation was 2.8 years (de novo) and 1.9 years (recurrent)
32/887 (3.6%): de novo
Matlaga 2009 (26) RYGB [4,639] 18.6 RYGB =355/4,639 (7.7%) Stones identified by CPT code within claims data versus matched obese controls
Con [4,639] Con =215 (4.6%)
Costa-Matos 2009 (27) RYGB [58] 42 RYGB =0/58 (0%) Stones identified by RUS. One patient had a stone pre-RYGB which remained unchanged post-op
Shimizu 2012 (28) DTGx [226] NR 31/226 (13.7%) Stones identified by CT in gastric cancer patients. Incident stones occurred in 25% (21/85) of total vs. 7% (10/141) distal gastrectomy. Mean time to first stone 17.6 months post-surgery
Valezi 2013 (15) RYGB [151] 12 27/151 (18%): total A total of 16 patients had pre-existing stones by RUS or by stone history. Post-operative stone formation was predicted by elevated urinary oxalate and uric acid levels
11/135 (8%): de novo

F/U, follow-up in months, some means are number of months post-procedure; , follow-up time reported as median; RYGB, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; GB, gastric band; Con, ontrol; CPT, common procedural terminology; RUS, renal ultrasound; BPD, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch; DTGx, distal or total gastrectomy with Bilroth I or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.