Does vitamin A exert potential therapeutic effects in the endotoxaemic pig?
Several manifestations of endotoxaemia were expressed less in the vitamin A group. Thus, vitamin A may turn out to be a tool in the management of endotoxaemia.
The results of our study have demonstrated that tamsulosin therapy, as an adjunctive medical therapy after ESWL, is more effective than lithotripsy alone for the treatment of patients with large renal stones and is equally safe. In addition, our results also indicated that adjunctive treatment with tamsulosin could decrease the use of analgesic drugs after ESWL.