Efficacy and safety of α1-adrenergic blockers after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in pediatric kidney stones

In brief

Systematic review evaluating the use of alpha-1 adrenergic blockers as adjunctive medical expulsive therapy following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in pediatric patients with kidney stones. Study assesses stone clearance rates, treatment efficacy, and safety profile of alpha-blockers in facilitating post-lithotripsy stone fragment passage in children.

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