The efficacy of tamsulosin in lower ureteral calculi
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efficacy of tamsulosin in medical treatment of lower ureteral stones
m alizade [1] , md mr mohammadi fallah [2] , md m shokoohi [3] , md ah sharafi [4] , mdm maghsudi [5] , md received: 23 dec, 2007 accepted: 12 april, 2008 abstract background &aims; : impacted distal ureteral stone have always been controversial on the choice of treatment. this study aims to evaluate the effect of tamsulosin (non selective alpha 1-blocker) in medical expulsion therapy of dist...
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عنوان ژورنال: Urology Annals
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0974-7796
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7796.65110