Comparison of tamsulosin with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in treating distal ureteral stones

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 798-801

  Zhang, Meng Yuan ^a   Ding, Sen Tai ^a   Lü, Jia Ju ^a   Lue, Yan He ^b   Zhang, Hui ^a   Xia, Qing Hua ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal ureteral stones; Expulsive therapy; Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy; Tamsulosin

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; NIFEDIPINE; TAMSULOSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; URETER STONE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 68249133584     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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