Can tamsulosin facilitate expulsion of ureteral stones? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 818-830

  Fan, Bo ^a   Yang, Deyong ^a,b   Wang, Jianbo ^a   Che, Xiangyu ^a   Li, Xiancheng ^a   Wang, Lina ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Wang, Tiezheng ^a   Song, Xishuang ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Adrenergic alpha antagonist; Calcium channel blocker; Medical expulsive therapy; Meta analysis; Tamsulosin; Ureteral stones

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; DICLOFENAC; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; LEVOFLOXACIN; PLACEBO; TAMSULOSIN; TENOXICAM;

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KIDNEY COLIC; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROGRADE EJACULATION; RHINITIS; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM-CHANNEL BLOCKER; MEDICAL EXPULSIVE THERAPY; META-ANALYSIS; TAMSULOSIN; URETERAL STONES;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SULFONAMIDES; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 84881310357     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iju.12048     Document Type: Article

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