Table 2.
Time to Stone Expulsion for Distal Ureteral Stones in Patients Treated With Alpha-1-Blocker Versus Patients Treated With Standard Medical Expulsion Therapy Without Alpha-1-Blocker
| Distal Ureteral Stone Expulsion Times |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Study | With Alpha-1 Blocker | Without Alpha-1 Blocker | P Value |
| Dellabella M et al18 | 65.7 h | 111.1 h | .02 |
| De Sio M et al20 | 4.4 d | 7.5 d | .005 |
| Yilmaz E et al21 | 6.31 d (tamsulosin) | 10.54 d | .04 |
| 5.75 d (terazosin) | 10.54 d | .03 | |
| 5.93 d (doxazosin) | 10.54 d | .03 | |
| Porpiglia F et al22 | 7.9 d | 12 d | .02 |
| Dellabella M et al23 | 72 h | 120 h | <.0001 |