Role of Alpha blockers in the management of lower ureteric stones

Medical Forum Monthly

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-11

  Khawaja, Asif Abbas ^a   Ahmed, Riaz ^a   Anjum, Rafique ^a   Zaidi, Ali Imran ^a  

^a NISHTAR HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Alpha blockers; Lower ureteric stones; Ureterolithotomy; Ureterorenoscopy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; DOXAZOSIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY COLIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETER STONE; URETEROLITHOTOMY;

EID: 33947386702     PISSN: 1029385X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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