Tamsulosin versus Alfuzosin as medical therapy for ureteric stones

Objectives: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of tamsulosin and alfuzosin as medical therapy in ureteric stones. Patients and Methods: A total of 87 patients with ureteral stones of size ≤10 mm were randomly divided into 3 groups. Group I patients (n-30) received 0.4 mg of tamsulosin daily, gr...

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Autores principales: B Piya, SK Singh, R Gurung
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:25469568bce3412db7feb83e6b62602f2021-12-05T19:16:36ZTamsulosin versus Alfuzosin as medical therapy for ureteric stones10.3126/jssn.v18i3.153001815-39842392-4772https://doaj.org/article/25469568bce3412db7feb83e6b62602f2016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JSSN/article/view/15300https://doaj.org/toc/1815-3984https://doaj.org/toc/2392-4772 Objectives: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of tamsulosin and alfuzosin as medical therapy in ureteric stones. Patients and Methods: A total of 87 patients with ureteral stones of size ≤10 mm were randomly divided into 3 groups. Group I patients (n-30) received 0.4 mg of tamsulosin daily, group II patients (n-29) received 10 mg of alfuzosin daily and group III patients (n-28) received no alpha blockers. All patients were given analgesia when needed. Follow up was done in weekly basis for 4 weeks. Results: The mean stone size (5.33±1.58, 5.79±1.84, 5.67±1.64) and age (29.1±6.3, 30.31±7.22, 29.4±7.63) were comparable in each groups. The stone expulsion rate was 83.3%, 79.3% and 50% in group I, II and III respectively. The drugs related side effects reported by patients were mild and transient. Conclusion: The use of tamsulosin and alfuzosin for the medical treatment of ureteric stones proved to be safe and effective and neither did have any significant benefits over the other B PiyaSK SinghR GurungSociety of Surgeons of NepalarticleSurgeryRD1-811ENJournal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, Vol 18, Iss 3 (2016)
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B Piya
SK Singh
R Gurung
Tamsulosin versus Alfuzosin as medical therapy for ureteric stones
description Objectives: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of tamsulosin and alfuzosin as medical therapy in ureteric stones. Patients and Methods: A total of 87 patients with ureteral stones of size ≤10 mm were randomly divided into 3 groups. Group I patients (n-30) received 0.4 mg of tamsulosin daily, group II patients (n-29) received 10 mg of alfuzosin daily and group III patients (n-28) received no alpha blockers. All patients were given analgesia when needed. Follow up was done in weekly basis for 4 weeks. Results: The mean stone size (5.33±1.58, 5.79±1.84, 5.67±1.64) and age (29.1±6.3, 30.31±7.22, 29.4±7.63) were comparable in each groups. The stone expulsion rate was 83.3%, 79.3% and 50% in group I, II and III respectively. The drugs related side effects reported by patients were mild and transient. Conclusion: The use of tamsulosin and alfuzosin for the medical treatment of ureteric stones proved to be safe and effective and neither did have any significant benefits over the other
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SK Singh
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title Tamsulosin versus Alfuzosin as medical therapy for ureteric stones
title_short Tamsulosin versus Alfuzosin as medical therapy for ureteric stones
title_full Tamsulosin versus Alfuzosin as medical therapy for ureteric stones
title_fullStr Tamsulosin versus Alfuzosin as medical therapy for ureteric stones
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