A comparative study of morbidity and symptom severity among double-J stented patients with and without tamsulosin administration
Abhiram Kucherlapati,
Dinesh K. Ravi,
Udit Jain
et al.
Abstract:Background: The insertion of a double-J (DJ) stent is considered a routine and necessary urological procedure. The symptoms produced by the stent are predominantly irritative in nature and the use of alpha blockers like tamsulosin have shown considerable in treating the stent associated symptom. Aim of the study was to assess tamsulosin's impact on ureteral stent-associated morbidity.
Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study. All the patients with ureteric calculi admitted in the department of urology, Nar… Show more
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