Abstract:Purpose: We evaluated the efficacy of the alpha1-adrenergic antagonist tamsulosin for conservative expulsive therapy in patients with ureteral colic due to juxtavesical stones.Materials and Methods: A total of 60 consecutive symptomatic patients with stones located in the juxtavesical tract of the ureter were randomly divided into group 1-30 who received oral floroglucinetrimetossibenzene 3 times daily and group 2-30 who received 0.4 mg tamsulosin daily. The 2 groups received 30 mg deflazacort daily for 10 day… Show more
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