Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Efficacy of Alfuzosin and Tamsulosin in Management of Lower Ureteral Stones

Urology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 706-709

  Agrawal, Madhusudan ^a   Gupta, Manoj ^a   Gupta, Apurva ^a   Agrawal, Akash ^a   Sarkari, Avijit ^a   Lavania, Prashant ^a  

^a S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; DICLOFENAC; PLACEBO; TAMSULOSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RENOGRAPHY; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; RHINITIS; STONE DISSOLUTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URETER STONE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUINAZOLINES; SULFONAMIDES; URETERAL CALCULI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149083987     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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