What is the role of α-blockers for medical expulsive therapy?: Results from a meta-analysis of 60 randomized trials and over 9500 patients
What is the role of α-blockers for medical expulsive therapy?: Results from a meta-analysis of 60 randomized trials and over 9500 patients
Use of α-blockers for medical expulsive therapy (MET) has been the subject of huge debate in urology. Moreover, there have been a number of randomized controlled trials with differing results. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials investigating the efficacy of α-blockers for MET. This review confirms there is a role for α-blockers in MET for ureteric stones specifically in stones >5 mm and distal ureteric stones, which is associated with improved stone expulsion. However, there is a slight increase in risk of nonsignificant side effects.
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists/therapeutic use, Humans, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Ureteral Calculi/drug therapy
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Alvarez, Mario
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Aboumarzouk, Omar M., Jones, Patrick, Amer, Tarik, Kotsiris, Dimitris, Emiliani, Esteban, Somani, Bhaskar, Kallidonis, Panagiotis, Tailly, Thomas, Atis, Gohkan, Greco, Francesco, Hruby, Stephan, Alvarez, Mario, Al-Rumaihi, Khalid, Shamsodini, Ahmad, Al-Ansari, Abdulla and Shokeir, Ahmed
(2018)
What is the role of α-blockers for medical expulsive therapy?: Results from a meta-analysis of 60 randomized trials and over 9500 patients.
Urology, 119, .
(doi:10.1016/j.urology.2018.03.028).
Abstract
Use of α-blockers for medical expulsive therapy (MET) has been the subject of huge debate in urology. Moreover, there have been a number of randomized controlled trials with differing results. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials investigating the efficacy of α-blockers for MET. This review confirms there is a role for α-blockers in MET for ureteric stones specifically in stones >5 mm and distal ureteric stones, which is associated with improved stone expulsion. However, there is a slight increase in risk of nonsignificant side effects.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 4 April 2018
Published date: September 2018
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Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists/therapeutic use, Humans, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Ureteral Calculi/drug therapy
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Patrick Jones
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Tarik Amer
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Dimitris Kotsiris
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Esteban Emiliani
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Panagiotis Kallidonis
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Thomas Tailly
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Gohkan Atis
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Francesco Greco
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Stephan Hruby
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Mario Alvarez
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