Speech restructuring group treatment for 6-to-9-year-old children who stutter: A therapeutic trial.

For children who stutter (CWS), there is good evidence of the benefits of treatment for pre-school age, but an evidence gap for elementary school age. Here we report on the effectiveness of a fluency shaping treatment for 6- to 9-year-old children. The main treatment component is the reinforcement of soft voice onsets.

Twenty years of single center experience in ESWL 1987-2007: an evaluation of 3079 patients.

Introduction: Since 1987 we have consecutively operated five different Dornier lithotriptors in the management of lithiasis at all levels of the urinary tract. At the time of usage of each machine we periodically evaluated the treatment results in order to eventually adapt treatment strategies to improve results. None of these evaluations comprised the totality of patients treated on a certain machine during the entire period it was in use.

Use of tramadol drip in controlling renal colic pain.

Background And Purpose: Although the continuous perfusion of antispasmodic drugs has been the traditional mainstay in the treatment of renal colic, the results more often than not are unsatisfactory. Our hypothesis was that a continuous intravenous (IV) drip of tramadol would be an effective and safe alternative.

Patients And Methods: In this prospective study, 300 patients with renal colic were randomized into four treatment groups, single blind for the patients.

[Patient-controlled epidural analgesia after major urologic surgery].

Postoperative pain is an important issue after major urological surgery. Efficient analgesia is mandatory. The administration of i.