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ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the clinical efficiency of alpha1-adrenergic antagonists on stentless ureteroscopic lithotripsy treating uncomplicated lower ureteral stones. Materials and Methods From January 2007 to January 2013, 84 patients who have uncomplicated lower ureteral stones treated by ureteroscopic intracorporeal lithotripsy with the holmium laser were analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups, group A (44 patients received indwelled double-J stents) and group B (40 patients were treated by alpha1-adrenergic antagonists without stents). All cases of group B were treated with alpha1 blocker for 1 week. Results The mean operative time of group A was significantly longer than group B. The incidences of hematuria, flank/abdominal pain, frequency/urgency after surgery were statistically different between both groups. The stone-free rate of each group was 100%. Conclusions The effect of alpha1-adrenergic antagonists is more significant than indwelling stent after ureteroscopic lithotripsy in treating uncomplicated lower ureteral stones.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Young Adult , Sulfonamides/therapeutic use , Lithotripsy/methods , Ureteral Calculi/surgery , Ureteroscopy/methods , Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists/therapeutic use , Postoperative Complications , Postoperative Period , Pain Measurement , Prospective Studies , Reproducibility of Results , Treatment Outcome , Statistics, Nonparametric , Lasers, Solid-State/therapeutic use , Operative Time , Tamsulosin , Length of Stay , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Salvia essential oils isolated by hydrodistillation from the plant’s commercial dried aerial parts(Fig.1)，have powerful biological activity and pharmacological properties. The oils contain more than 100 different bioactive compounds, which mainly include Monoterpene hydrocarbons, Oxygenated monoterpenes, Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, Diterpenes, Not iso-prenoid compounds and Oxygenated sesquiterpenes. It has a number of pharmacological effects including antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-cholinesterase, improvement of cognitive performance and mood, reducing work-related stress, anti-mutagenic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, choleretic activities and so on. The present review focuses on the pharmacological activities of Salvia essential oils.