Comparative efficacy of tamsulosin versus tamsulosin with tadalafil in combination with prednisolone for the medical expulsive therapy of lower ureteric stones: A randomized trial

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 196-200

  Kumar, Santosh ^a   Jayant, Kumar ^a   Agrawa, Swati ^b   Singh, Shrawan Kumar ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Prednisolone; Tadalafil; Tamsulosin; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; PREDNISOLONE; TADALAFIL; TAMSULOSIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COLIC; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; EJACULATION DISORDER; ENDOSCOPY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KIDNEY COLIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STONE DISSOLUTION; URETER STONE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84896457151     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2014.55.3.196     Document Type: Article

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