Role of α-blockers in the treatment of stent-related symptoms: A prospective randomized control study

Urology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-62

  Dellis, Athanasios E ^a   Keeley, Francis X ^b   Manolas, Victor ^c   Skolarikos, Andreas A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; TAMSULOSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URETER STENT; URETERIC SYMPTOM SCORE QUESTIONNAIRE; URINARY TRACT PAIN; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891273807     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.08.067     Document Type: Article

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