What Is the Role of ?-Blockers for Medical Expulsive Therapy? Results From a Meta-analysis of 60 Randomized Trials and Over 9500 Patients - 27/09/18
, Tarik Amer a, Dimitris Kotsiris d, Esteban Emiliani d, Bhaskar Somani d, Panagiotis Kallidonis d, Thomas Tailly d, Gohkan Atis d, Francesco Greco d, Stephan Hruby d, Mario Alvarez d, Khalid Al-Rumaihi e, Ahmad Shamsodini e, Abdulla Al-Ansari d, Ahmed Shokeir fAbstract |
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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