OBJECTIVE: Medical expulsive therapy (MET) has recently emerged as an efficacious and
safe option for the initial management of ureteral stones. The objective of this study was to …

Context Medical expulsive therapy (MET) for ureteral stones has become a controversial
area due to the contradictory results of high-quality trials and meta-analyses. Objective We …

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 …

To evaluate the predictive value of some certain radiological as well as stone-related
parameters for medical expulsive therapy (MET) success with an alpha blocker in ureteral …

Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the efficacy and
safety of medical expulsive therapy (MET) in low risk of bias (RoB) randomised controlled …

Aims: Recent studies have reported excellent results with medical expulsive therapy (MET)
for distal ureteral calculi, both in terms of stone expulsion and control of ureteral colic pain …

Although minimally invasive treatments for ureteral stones are efficacious, they are not free
of complications and are associated with high cost. Medical expulsive therapy (MET) has …

Introduction: Alpha blockers (AB) are the main group of drugs used for medical expulsive
therapy (MET) in patients with ureteral stones. However, there is no consensus on 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 …

Purpose: Increasing trial evidence suggests that a course of medical expulsive therapy is
warranted for patients with ureteral stones who are amenable to conservative treatment, and …