Tamsulosin and doxazosin as adjunctive therapy following shock-wave lithotripsy of renal calculi: randomized controlled trial

OM Zaytoun, R Yakoubi, ARM Zahran, K Fouda… - Urological …, 2012 - Springer
Alpha-blockers have been established as medical expulsive therapy for urolithiasis. We
aimed to assess the effect of tamsulosin and doxazosin as adjunctive therapy following SWL …

Does tamsulosin increase stone clearance after shockwave lithotripsy of renal stones? A prospective, randomized controlled study

MM Hussein - Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of the selective α-blocker tamsulosin on stone clearance
after shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) of renal stones. Material and methods. A prospective …

Role of tamsulosin therapy after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for renal stones: randomized controlled trial

A Ahmed, E Shalaby, M El-Feky, A Kotb… - Urologia …, 2016 - karger.com
Introduction: To evaluate the efficacy of adjunctive tamsulosin therapy after extracorporeal
shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for renal stones. Materials and Methods: This prospective study …

Is there a role for tamsulosin in shock wave lithotripsy for renal and ureteral calculi?

SK Bhagat, NK Chacko, NS Kekre… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We evaluated the effect of the α-blocker tamsulosin on stone clearance,
analgesic requirements and steinstrasse in shock wave lithotripsy for solitary renal and …

Tamsulosin facilitates earlier clearance of stone fragments and reduces pain after shockwave lithotripsy for renal calculi: results from an open-label randomized study

V Naja, MM Agarwal, AK Mandal, SK Singh… - Urology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of tamsulosin in the clearance of fragments after
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) to treat renal calculi. METHODS: In this open …

Tamsulosin as adjunctive treatment after shockwave lithotripsy in patients with upper urinary tract stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Zheng, LR Liu, HC Yuan, Q Wei - Scandinavian journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of tamsulosin as an α1-blocker in the
treatment of the renal and ureteral stones after shockwave lithotripsy (SWL). Material and …

A randomized trial of adjuvant tamsulosin as a medical expulsive therapy for renal stones after shock wave lithotripsy

A Hashem, AM El-Assmy, DE Sharaf, M Elgamal… - Urolithiasis, 2022 - Springer
Adjuvant medical expulsive therapy (MET) for shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is controversial.
With limited use of the computed tomography (CT), the stone free rate (SFR) become …

Is there a role for tamsulosin after shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of renal and ureteral calculi?

S Falahatkar, I Khosropanah, AD Vajary… - Journal of …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Our study aimed at defining the role of tamsulosin as adjunctive therapy after
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in patients with stones in the kidney and …

Efficacy of Adjuvant Tamsulosin for Improving the Stone‐Free Rate after Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Renal Stones: A Randomized Controlled Trial

RE Maldonado-Valadez… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is an effective treatment for
urolithiasis. Tamsulosin is capable of causing dilation and facilitating the migration of stones …

Tamsulosin treatment increases clinical success rate of single extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of renal stones

GL Gravina, AM Costa, P Ronchi, GP Galatioto… - Urology, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To design a randomized, no-treatment, controlled, prospective study to
determine whether the administration of tamsulosin, as adjunctive medical therapy …