Low dose tamsulosin for stone expulsion after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: Efficacy in Japanese male patients with ureteral stone

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 495-498

  Kobayashi, Masayuki ^a   Naya, Yukio ^a   Kino, Mika ^a   Awa, Yusuke ^a   Nagata, Maki ^b   Suzuki, Hiroyoshi ^a   Yamaguchi, Kunio ^b   Nozumi, Kuniyoshi ^c   Ichikawa, Tomohiko ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Funabashi Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 adrenergic blocker; Expulsive therapy; Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Tamsulosin; Ureteral stone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CORTICOSTEROID; DEFLAZACORT; DICLOFENAC; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; KAMPO; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NIFEDIPINE; TAMSULOSIN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXCRETION; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; JAPAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFONAMIDES; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 44049107345     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02033.x     Document Type: Article

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