Tamsulosin increases success rate of extracurporeal shock wave lithotripsy of proximal ureteral calculi
GUI Xi-qing
GUO Zhen-yu
SUN Hua-bin
LIAN Wen-fei
ZHANG Bin
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of tamsulosin in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) of proximal ureteral calculi. Methods A hundred and twenty-six patients with proximal ureteral calculi underwent a single ESWL session were randomized into treatment group and control group. Patients in treatment group received tamsulosin (0.4 mg per day), and no tamsulosin in control group. Both of them were followed up for 4 weeks. Results Two cases in treatment group and one case in control group withdrew from the study. The stone-free rate was 98.4% (60/61)in treatment group and 87.1% (54/6) in control group (P <0.05). A mean stone-clearance time of control group was (11.5±7.) days, higher than treatment group (4.6±7days) (P<0.01). Rates of renoureteral colic needing analgesic were 9.84% (6/61) and 33.9% (1/6) respectively in treatment group and control group (P<0.01). Conclusion For extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of proximal ureteral calculi, tamsulosin increases the stone-free rate, reduces mean stone-clearance time and the occurrence of renoureteral colic recurred needing analgesic.
Keywords：Proximal ureteral calculiTamsulosinExtracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Publication Date：2009-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 140-142 )