Urology
Volume 73, Issue 4 , Pages 706-709 , April 2009

Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Efficacy of Alfuzosin and Tamsulosin in Management of Lower Ureteral Stones

  • Madhusudan Agrawal

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, S N Medical College, Agra, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Madhusudan Agrawal, M.Ch., Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, S N Medical College, 4/18c, Bagh Farzana, Civil Lines, Agra, Utter Pradesh 282002 India
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  • Manoj Gupta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, S N Medical College, Agra, India
    • ,
  • Apurva Gupta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, S N Medical College, Agra, India
    • ,
  • Akash Agrawal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, S N Medical College, Agra, India
    • ,
  • Avijit Sarkari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, S N Medical College, Agra, India
    • ,
  • Prashant Lavania

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, S N Medical College, Agra, India

Received 21 March 2008 ,Accepted 4 November 2008.

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PII: S0090-4295(08)01895-5

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.11.013

Urology
Volume 73, Issue 4 , Pages 706-709 , April 2009

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