“Alpha-blockers appear to be efficacious in the management of patients with ureteral stones who are eligible for a trial of conservative management, and the benefit appears to be greater to those patients who have larger stones,” first author John M. Hollingsworth, MD, of the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor told Urology Times.
January 23, 2017
Urology Times highlights U-M Urology Research on Treatment for Larger Kidney Stones
The study, from U-M Urology faculty Dr. John Hollingsworth, examines the effectiveness of alpha blockers and medical expulsion therapy in treating kidney stones sized 5 mm and larger.
