Gross Features in Pregnancy Induced Hypertensive and Normotensive Placentae

Abstract

Introduction: Ureteric stones are a common problem, but diuretics tend to exhaust the patient. Nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker is being prescribed by urologists all over the world, except in UAE hospitals. Our study was aimed at verifying the claimed efficacy of Nifedipine in UAE patients, comprising of multinational population. Materials and Methods: 120 ureteric stone patients of both sexes were randomly divided into a Nifedipine and NSAID treated group A (study group) and a control group receiving NSAID alone. Results: Nifedipine administration resulted in expulsion of ureteric stone much earlier and to a significant extent as compared to controls (p<0.001). Nifedipine achieves about 75% success in expelling ureteric stones less than 1cm size in UAE patients. Conclusion: Nifedipine can be successfully used to expel ureteric calculi in UAE patients not suffering from any cardiac ailment.