Second Prize: <i>In-Vivo</i> Physiological Impact of Alpha Blockade on the Porcine Ureter with Distal Ureteral Obstruction

Jay Page, Suzanne Humphreys, Daniel L. Davenport, Paul L. Crispen, Ramakrishna Venkatesh

Journal of Endourology · 2011 · 11 citations · 9 references

Abstract

In the porcine model, alfuzosin appears to decrease the delta pressure in the distal ureter during obstruction; however, statistical significance was not reached. Further investigation into the in-vivo physiology of medical expulsive therapy is warranted.

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