Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Use of Tamsulosin and/or Tolterodine for Medical Treatment of Distal Ureteral Stones

Urology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 633-636

  Erturhan, Sakip ^a   Erbagci, Ahmet ^a   Yagci, Faruk ^a   Celik, Mehmet ^a   Solakhan, Mehmet ^a   Sarica, Kemal ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAMSULOSIN; TOLTERODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URETER STONE; URINE FLOW RATE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CRESOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; SULFONAMIDES; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 34147115216     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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