Does tamsulosin change the management of proximally located ureteral stones?

Urological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-199

  Yencilek, Faruk ^a   Erturhan, Sakip ^b   Canguven, Onder ^d   Koyuncu, Hakan ^a   Erol, Bulent ^c   Sarica, Kemal ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Kartal Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 blockers; Medical expulsion treatment; Proximal ureter; Stone

Indexed keywords

SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE; TAMSULOSIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SULFONAMIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URETER STONE; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 77953290188     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-010-0257-6     Document Type: Article

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