Urology
Volume 74, Issue 4 , Pages 746-749, October 2009

The Effect of Gastric Banding on Kidney Stone Disease

  • Michelle J. Semins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Brian R. Matlaga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Brian R. Matlaga, M.D., M.P.H., James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287
    • ,
  • Andrew D. Shore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Kimberley Steele

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Thomas Magnuson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Roger Johns

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Martin A. Makary

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Received 3 February 2009; accepted 22 April 2009. published online 17 August 2009.

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 This study was funded by the Hariri Family Foundation and Mr and Mrs Chad and Nissa Richinson. This publication was made possible by Grant Number T32DK07552 from NIH-NIDDK.

 The dataset used in this current study was originally created for a different research project on patterns of obesity care within selected Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS) plans. The previous research project (but not the current study) was funded by unrestricted research grants from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (a Johnson & Johnson company); Pfizer, Inc.; and GlaxoSmithKline. The contents of the study are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH-NIDDK.

PII: S0090-4295(09)00795-X

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2009.04.093

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    Urology October 2009 (Vol. 74, Issue 4, Page 750)

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    Michelle J. Semins, Brian R. Matlaga, Andrew D. Shore, Kimberly Steele, Thomas Magnuson, Roger Johns, Martin A. Makary
    Urology October 2009 (Vol. 74, Issue 4, Page 750)

Urology
Volume 74, Issue 4 , Pages 746-749, October 2009

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