Efficacy and safety of tamsulosin vs. alfuzosin as medical expulsive therapy for ureteric stones.

Objective: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of tamsulosin and alfuzosin as medical expulsive therapy for ureteric stones.

Patients And Methods: In all, 112 patients with ureteric stones of ⩽10 mm, located along the ureter, were randomly divided into three groups. In group I, 32 patients received no α-blockers (controls), in group II 40 patients received tamsulosin 0.