Efficacy of Tamsulosin plus Tadalafil versus Tamsulosin as Medical Expulsive Therapy for Lower Ureteric Stones: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Demographic and results.

Parameter	Group A	Group B	value
Mean age (years)	33.75 ± 10.01	32.85 ± 10.36	0.575
No. of patients (male/female)	58/23	50/30	0.243
Mean stone size (mm)	7.43 ± 1.23	7.34 ± 1.13	0.618
Expulsion rate (%)	64/81	50/80	0.025
Mean expulsion time (weeks)	1.66 ± 0.87	2.32 ± 0.76	0.001
Mean analgesic use (mg)	403 ± 131	526 ± 86	0.001
Mean no. of colic episodes	2.02 ± 0.80	2.34 ± 0.67	0.008
Mean no. of emergency visits	1.48 ± 0.61	1.70 ± 0.60	0.024

Statistical significance was analyzed by Student’s t-test and χ²-test. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Group A: tamsulosin and tadalafil. Group B: tamsulosin.