OBJECTIVES: To design a randomized, no-treatment, controlled, prospective study to
determine whether the administration of tamsulosin, as adjunctive medical therapy …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the clinical efficacy of the addition of a corticosteroid drug to
tamsulosin in the medical-expulsive therapy of distal ureterolithiasis. METHODS: Sixty …

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of the addition of tamsulosin to our standard expulsive
pharmacologic therapy for the treatment of distal-ureteral stones. Patients and Methods: A …

It has recently been demonstrated that specific adrenoceptors subtypes (α 1A/α 1D) are
prevalent in the distal part of the ureter, a finding supporting the interesting results obtained …

OBJECTIVE• To determine the comparative efficacy of tamsulosin and nifedipine in medical
expulsive therapy (MET) for distal ureteric stones with renal colic. PATIENTS AND …

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical role of an α 1a-1d-specific blocker in the medical expulsive
therapy of symptomatic lower ureteral stones. Materials and Methods: This prospective study …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The α-adrenergic antagonist tamsulosin hydrochloride has become an
increasingly common adjunct in the treatment of ureteral calculi; however, its efficacy in a …

Objective. To evaluate the potential role of tamsulosin in the medical treatment of distal
ureteral stones. Material and methods. Ninety patients with symptomatic distal ureteral …

Purpose To compare the efficacy of α 1 D-receptor antagonist Naftopidil and α 1 A/D-
receptor antagonist Tamsulosin in management of distal ureteral stones. Materials and …

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of silodosin in the medical expulsive therapy for
symptomatic distal ureteral stones. Materials and Methods: This prospectively randomized …