Purpose: Tamsulosin, a medical expulsive therapy (MET), was always recommended for
patients with distal ureteral calculi less than 10 mm. The aim of the systematic review was to …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of silodosin or mirabegron as a medical expulsive therapy
for ureteric stones in adults. Patients-method This is a prospective, randomized multicentric …

Background Using a selective α-blocker for medical expulsive therapy (MET) is a cost-
effective treatment approach widely used for ureteral stones. Objective To evaluate the …

Purpose: Tamsulosin is widely administered as a medical expulsive therapy to facilitate
stone passage in patients with ureteral calculi. Recently several large, multicenter …

Purpose: In this study, we compared the effects of three agents frequently used in daily life
for medical expulsive therapy. Materials and methods: A total of 143 patients meeting the …

Background Recent large high-quality trials have questioned the clinical effectiveness of
medical expulsive therapy using tamsulosin for ureteral stones. Objective To evaluate the …

Background: Alpha blockers are being commonly used as adjuvants in the medical
management for the expulsion of ureteral stones. The present randomized study aims to …

Introduction. Urolithiasis is one of the common disorder with which about 1/5th is found in
the ureter, of which 2/3rd is seen in the lower ureter. Medical expulsive therapy is one of the …

Purpose: To compare the effects of tadalafil, tamsulosin, and placebo as a medical expulsive
therapy (MET) for distal ureteral calculi. Materials and Methods: This prospective …

Background: Many minimally invasive interventional techniques as well as expectant
treatments exist for the management of lower ureteric calculi. This study was conducted to …