Gouty arthritis and kidney function outcomes and serum uric acid level variations in obese patients following bariatric surgery

• Main Authors: Mona G. Balata (Author), Ahmed H. Helal (Author), Ashraf H. Mohamed (Author), Alaa-Uddin Habib (Author), Mahmoud Awad (Author), Mohamed Sherif (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity is an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is the strongest known modifiable risk factor for hyperuricemia and gout. We aimed to discover the outcome of serum uric acid (SUA), gouty arthritis, and kidney function in obese patients after bariatric s...