Overview

Effect of Perioperative Selective alpha1-blockers in Non-stented Ureteroscopic Laser Lithotripsy for Ureteric Stones: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-12-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
To assess the efficacy of peri-operative alpha1 blockers on improving the success rate and decreasing complications of non-stented ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy for ureteric stones.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Ain Shams University
Treatments:
Tamsulosin
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- patients with single lower ureteric stones of size range between 0.5 and 2 cm

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients under the age of 18, pregnant women, or those with urinary tract infections,
uncorrected bleeding disorders or coagulopathies, bilateral ureteric stones, single
kidney, ureteral stricture, multiple ipsilateral ureteric stones were excluded from
our study. Also, any patients who required ureteric stenting were excluded from our
study.