Urology
Volume 74, Issue 5 , Pages 989-992 , November 2009

Is There an Adjunctive Role of Tamsulosin to Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy for Upper Ureteric Stones: Results of an Open Label Randomized Nonplacebo Controlled Study

Received 24 April 2009 ,Accepted 10 June 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)02194-3

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.075

Urology
Volume 74, Issue 5 , Pages 989-992 , November 2009

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