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Visceral obesity: A new risk factor for stone disease

İlker Akarken, Hüseyin Tarhan, Rahmi Gökhan Ekin, Özgür Çakmak, Gökhan Koç, Yusuf Özlem İlbey, Ferruh Zorlu

Canadian Urological Association Journal · 2015 · 29 citations · 28 references

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The ratio of visceral to subcutaneous adipose tissue, in addition to obesity, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension, was identified as an emerging factor in the formation of kidney stones.

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