The Effect of Tamsulosin on Pain and Clearance According to Ureteral Stone Location After Shock Wave Lithotripsy

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-35

  Basri Cakiroglu, ^a   Sinanoglu, Orhun ^b   Mahmure Uraz, ^b  

^a Hisar Intercontinental Hospital   (Turkey)

^b MALTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Shock wave lithotripsy; Stones; Tamsulosin; Ureteral

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; TAMSULOSIN;

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; URETER; URETER STONE; URINALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84879449417     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: 18790313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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