Administration of the selective alpha 1A-adrenoceptor antagonist silodosin facilitates expulsion of size 5-10 mm distal ureteral stones, as compared to control

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 675-678

  Itoh, Yasunori ^a   Okada, Atsushi ^a   Yasui, Takahiro ^a   Ando, Ryousuke ^a   Tozawa, Keiichi ^a   Sasaki, Shoichi ^a   Kohri, Kenjiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distal ureteral stone; Medical expulsive therapy; Selective alpha 1A adrenoceptor antagonist; Silodosin; Stone size; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ANALGESIC AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; SILODOSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URETER STONE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 84879506496     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-013-0429-8     Document Type: Article

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