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Urolithiasis
Published in: Urolithiasis 6/2011

01-12-2011 | Original Paper

Tamsulosin does not have greater efficacy than conventional treatment for distal ureteral stone expulsion in Mexican patients

Authors: Raúl Ochoa-Gómez, Emilio Prieto-Díaz-Chávez, Benjamín Trujillo-Hernández, Clemente Vásquez

Published in: Urolithiasis | Issue 6/2011

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Abstract

The objective of the study was to evaluate tamsulosin (TAM) efficacy in distal ureteral stone expulsion in Mexican patients. A double-blind clinical trial was carried out for a period of 4 weeks on 65 patients assigned to the following treatment groups: Group A, 32 patients receiving conventional treatment + TAM; and Group B, 33 patients receiving conventional treatment + placebo. Patients of both groups were checked every 14 days to evaluate treatment adherence and clinical progression through plain abdominal film and abdominal ultrasonogram. There was no significant difference in stone expulsion percentage between groups: Group A 69% (n = 22) versus Group B 70% (n = 23), P = 0.9. There was no significant difference in mean expulsion time comparison between groups: Group A 22 ± 6.7 days (11–30 days interval) versus Group B 23 ± 6.3 days (11–30 days interval), P = 0.3. Tamsulosin did not demonstrate greater efficacy in distal ureteral stone expulsion in Mexican patients.
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Metadata
Title
Tamsulosin does not have greater efficacy than conventional treatment for distal ureteral stone expulsion in Mexican patients
Authors
Raúl Ochoa-Gómez
Emilio Prieto-Díaz-Chávez
Benjamín Trujillo-Hernández
Clemente Vásquez
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Urolithiasis / Issue 6/2011
Print ISSN: 2194-7228
Electronic ISSN: 2194-7236
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-011-0380-z

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