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World J Nephrol. Nov 6, 2016; 5(6): 538-546
Published online Nov 6, 2016. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v5.i6.538
Urolithiasis in inflammatory bowel disease and bariatric surgery
Agapios Gkentzis, Michael Kimuli, Jon Cartledge, Olivier Traxer, Chandra Shekhar Biyani
Agapios Gkentzis, Michael Kimuli, Jon Cartledge, Chandra Shekhar Biyani, Department of Urology, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Olivier Traxer, Department of Urology, Tenon Hospital, University Pierre and Marie Curie, 75020 Paris, France
Author contributions: Gkentzis A performed the literature search and made the primary draft and drawing the figures; Biyani CS proposed concept and design; all the authors revised and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at Dryad repository, who will provide a permanent, citable and open-access home for the dataset.
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Correspondence to: Chandra Shekhar Biyani, Consultant Urologist, Department of Urology, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom. shekharbiyani@hotmail.com
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Received: April 24, 2016
Peer-review started: April 25, 2016
First decision: July 5, 2016
Revised: August 14, 2016
Accepted: October 5, 2016
Article in press: October 9, 2016
Published online: November 6, 2016
Core Tip

Core tip: Urolithiasis continues to be a complication associated with inflammatory bowel disease and post bariatric surgery. Lowered urinary levels of anti-lithogenic substances (magnesium and citrate) have been suggested to be important in calculi development. Prevention is best achieved through dietary changes and targeted medical therapy.