The Role of Medical Expulsive Therapy for Ureteral Stones: Against MET

Jacob M Patterson; Oliver J Wiseman

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2017.02.013

The Role of Medical Expulsive Therapy for Ureteral Stones: Against MET

Eur Urol Focus. 2017 Feb;3(1):5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.02.013. Epub 2017 Mar 9.

Authors

Jacob M Patterson¹, Oliver J Wiseman²

Affiliations

¹ Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK. Electronic address: jake.patterson@sth.nhs.uk.
² Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.

PMID: 28720367
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.02.013

Abstract

We no longer advocate the use of medical expulsive therapy in our patients. We also believe that the European Association of Urology guidelines group should believe the findings of the SUSPEND study and stop advocating the use of medical expulsive therapy.

MeSH terms

Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists / therapeutic use*
Humans
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Tamsulosin / therapeutic use*
Ureteral Calculi / drug therapy*

Substances

Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
Tamsulosin