Tamsulosin as an expulsive therapy for steinstrasse after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: A randomized controlled study

UroToday International Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Salem, Esam Eldin ^a   Gamal, Wael Mohamed ^a   Abuzeid, Abd Elmonem ^a  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL); Steinstrasse; Tamsulosin

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449109593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19394810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2010.02.09     Document Type: Article

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