Efficacy and safety of tamsulosin vs. alfuzosin as medical expulsive therapy for ureteric stones

Arab Journal of Urology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 142-147

  Ibrahim, Ahmed K ^a   Mahmood, Isam H ^a   Mahmood, Nada S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Alfuzosin; Medical expulsive therapy; Tamsulosin; Ureteric stones

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM; TAMSULOSIN;

ADULT; AGE; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URETER PAIN; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 84879696074     PISSN: 2090598X     EISSN: 20905998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aju.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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