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

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 315-319

  Moursy, Essam ^a   Gamal, Wael M ^a   Abuzeid, Abdelmenem ^a  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Steinstrasse; Tamsulosin

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; TAMSULOSIN;

ADULT; ANEJACULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EJACULATION DISORDER; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEINSTRASSE; ULTRASOUND; URETER STONE; URINALYSIS; X RAY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 77958451152     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599.2010.494616     Document Type: Article

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