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<journal-id>0535-5133</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Investigación Clínica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Invest. clín]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0535-5133</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas "Dr. Américo Negrette", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0535-51332026000100030</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.54817/ic.v67n1a03</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Assessment of the efficacy of tamsulosin and potassium citrate in promoting spontaneous ureteral stone expulsion.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de la eficacia de tamsulosina y citrato de potasio en la promoción de la expulsión espontánea de cálculos ureterales.]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Liu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lihua]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zhang]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kai]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Li]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daichang]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Huzhou Wuxing District People's Hospital, Huzhou Wuxing District Matemal and Child Health Hospital  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Huzhou Zheijan Province]]></addr-line>
<country>China</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Wuyi Branch, Run Run Shaw Hospital Department of Urology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Wuyi County Jinhua Zhejiang Province]]></addr-line>
<country>China</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>67</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>30</fpage>
<lpage>44</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0535-51332026000100030&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0535-51332026000100030&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0535-51332026000100030&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of tamsulosin combined with potassium citrate in promoting the spontaneous passage of ureteral stones &#8804;10 mm. A retrospective analysis was performed on 100 patients admitted between January 2020 and December 2023. Patients were divided into four groups: tamsulosin (0.4 mg/day), potassium citrate (3 g/day), combined treatment (tamsulosin + potassium citrate), and a control group (analgesics only + regular water intake). Primary outcomes assessed over four weeks included stone passage rate, passage time, stone location and composition, and safety. Secondary outcomes covered pain control, imaging and laboratory indicators, and quality of life. Baseline characteristics were comparable across groups. The combined treatment group showed the highest stone expulsion rate, which was significantly higher than that of the tamsulosin, potassium citrate, and control groups (p&lt;0.05). The median stone expulsion time was also shortest in the combined group (p&lt;0.05). Expulsion rates for lower ureteral stones, uric acid stones, and calcium stones were significantly higher in the combined group (p&lt;0.05), while the rate for upper stones was not statistically significant (p&gt;0.05). No serious adverse events occurred, and safety profiles were similar across all groups. Secondary outcomes, including pain control and quality of life, showed significant improvements in the combined group compared with the other groups (p&lt;0.05). The combination of tamsulosin and potassium citrate significantly increases the rate and shortens the time of spontaneous ureteral stone expulsion, with good safety and improved quality of life, supporting its role in medical expulsive therapy.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar la eficacia de la tamsulosina combinada con citrato de potasio para promover la expulsión espontánea de cálculos ureterales de menos de 10 mm. Se realizó un análisis retrospectivo de 100 pacientes ingresados entre enero de 2020 y diciembre de 2023. Los pacientes se dividieron en cuatro grupos: tamsulosina (0,4 mg/día), citrato de potasio (3 g/día), tratamiento combinado (tamsulosina + citrato de potasio) y un grupo de control (solo analgesia + ingesta hídrica regular). Los resultados primarios evaluados durante 4 semanas fueron la tasa y el tiempo de expulsión del cálculo, la ubicación y composición del cálculo, y la seguridad. Los resultados secundarios incluyeron el control del dolor, los indicadores de imagen y de laboratorio y la calidad de vida. Las características basales fueron comparables entre los grupos. El grupo de tratamiento combinado presentó la tasa de expulsión de cálculos más alta, significativamente mayor que la de los grupos de tamsulosina, citrato de potasio y control (p&lt;0,05). La mediana del tiempo de expulsión del cálculo también fue la más corta en el grupo combinado (p&lt;0,05). Las tasas de expulsión de cálculos en el uréter inferior, de ácido úrico y de calcio fueron significativamente más altas en el grupo combinado (p&lt;0,05), mientras que la tasa de expulsión de cálculos superiores no fue estadísticamente significativa (p&gt;0,05). No se registraron eventos adversos graves y los perfiles de seguridad fueron similares en todos los grupos. Los resultados secundarios, incluidos el control del dolor y la calidad de vida, mostraron una mejoría significativa en el grupo combinado en comparación con los demás grupos (p&lt;0,05). La combinación de tamsulosina y citrato de potasio aumenta significativamente la tasa y acorta el tiempo de la expulsión espontánea de cálculos ureterales, con buena seguridad y mejora de la calidad de vida, lo que respalda su valor en la terapia médica expulsiva.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Tamsulosin]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Potassium Citrate]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ureteral Calculi]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lithotripsy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Spontaneous Expulsion.]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Citrato de Potasio]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cálculos Ureterales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Litotricia p]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Expulsión Espontánea]]></kwd>
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