The effects of
Urocalun and jumping exercise upon the passage of
calculi were studied.
Urocalun was administered to 47 patients with ureteral stones in a dosage of 6 capsules per day and they did jumping rope skipping 50 times twice a day. The size of the
calculi was grouped according to the report of Minami et al. Namely the 47 cases were divided into the following groups according to their radiographic shadow; 1) small group (not greater than 0.5 cm in diameter), 27 cases (57.4%); 2) middle-sized group (not greater than 1.0 x 0.6 cm), 11 cases (23.4%); 3) large group (larger than 1.0 x 0.6 cm), 9 cases (19.2%). As a result, the rate of spontaneous passage was 80.9% which was considerably higher than expected. There was spontaneous passage of
calculus in 25 cases of small group (85.2%), in 8 cases of middle-sized group (72.7%) and in 7 cases of large group (77.8%). Especially in the large group the rate of passage was higher than described before. On the other hand the period of
calculi passage was earlier than that in Minami's report. In the large group 6 of the 7 discharged stones (85.7%) were discharged within six months. Therefore, it must be observed for six months regardless of
calculus size with combination
therapy if possible. The effects of this prescription on the
calculi passage were better than those described on other drugs and
Urocalun independently. Then the strict combination
therapy of the
drug and the exercise was useful for the passage of
calculi.