Effect of tamsulosin on the number and intensity of ureteral colic in patients with lower ureteral calculus

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 615-620

  Resim, Sefa ^a,b   Ekerbicer, Hasan ^a   Ciftci, Ahmet ^a  

^a KSU Medical School   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

1 blocker; Lower ureteral stone; Tamsulosin; Ureteral colic; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TAMSULOSIN; TENOXICAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRATION; KIDNEY COLIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; URETER STONE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; COLIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 27744488805     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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