Letter to the Editor: Comment on "Trends in the prevalence of kidney stones among U.S. Adults with obesity from 2007 to 2020".

Int J Surg · 2025 · PMC12626525 · PMID 40680108

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In summary, this study highlights an important trend in obesity-associated kidney stone prevalence but would benefit from methodological refinements to fully capture the complexity of obesity-related kidney stone pathophysiology.

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