Colouterine fistula: A case report of a rare complication of diverticular disease managed during the pandemic.

Introduction And Importance: Colouterine fistulas related to diverticulitis are very rare due to the thickness of the uterine myometrium. Other causes related to colouterine fistula formation particularly malignancy, have to be considered. Diagnosis by imaging or endoscopy may be inconclusive.

Radical surgery for primary thyroid lymphoma in a Filipino female: Report of a case and review of literature.

Introduction: Primary thyroid lymphomas are rare. They constitute only 2% of all thyroid malignancies. It is important to distinguish it from other tumors of the thyroid due to the marked difference in approach to management.

Economic Burden of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among Pediatric Patients (Aged 3 Months to < 19 Years) in the Philippines.

Objective: 1) To determine the hospitalization, follow-up and total costs, and the economic burden of community-acquired pneumonia among pediatric patients aged 3 months to <19 years of age; 2) To compare the estimated cost of hospitalization to the pneumonia case rate payments of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

Methods: Using the societal perspective, both healthcare and non-healthcare costs were estimated. This was done through two tertiary private hospitals in the Philippines.

Role of bilastine in the management of allergic rhinitis and urticaria: an Asia-Pacific consensus statement.

The prevalence of allergic diseases is increasing globally, most particularly in middle- to low-income countries. This article examines the burden of allergic rhinitis and chronic urticaria in the Asia-Pacific region, unmet clinical needs, and the potential role of bilastine in the management of these conditions. An International Advisory Group meeting was convened in association with the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology Annual Congress in November 2014, followed by a literature review, and consensus-based outcomes from the meeting and literature review are described.

Economic Burden of Community-Acquired Pneumonia among Adults in the Philippines: Its Equity and Policy Implications in the Case Rate Payments of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.

Objectives: To determine 1) the cost of hospitalization, the 1-week postdischarge cost, the total cost, and the economic burden of community-acquired pneumonia among patients aged 19 years or older in the Philippines and 2) the difference between the estimated costs and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) pneumonia case rate payments.

Methods: The study involved two tertiary private hospitals in the Philippines. Using the societal perspective, both health care and non-health care costs were determined.

Vitamin B for treating peripheral neuropathy.

Background: Vitamin B is frequently used for treating peripheral neuropathy but its efficacy is not clear.

Objectives: The objective of this review was to assess the effects of vitamin B for treating generalised peripheral neuropathy.

Search Strategy: We searched the Cochrane Neuromuscular Disease Group Trials Register (searched August 2005), MEDLINE (January 1966 to September 2005), EMBASE (January 1980 to September 2005), Philippine databases (searched September 2005) and reference lists of articles.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis for tension-free mesh herniorrhaphy.

Background: In recent years, use of prosthetic material for inguinal hernia repair has increased dramatically. Tension-free repairs have gained popularity not only for recurrent or complicated hernias, but for primary hernia repairs as well. Although routine use of prophylactic antibiotics is not recommended in the Philippines for open nonimplant herniorrhaphy, there is little direct clinical evidence on which to base recommendations when implantable mesh is used.

Abdominal zippers for temporary abdominal closure in planned relaparotomies for peripancreatic sepsis: experience in a developing country.

Background: Planned relaparotomies have generated renewed interest because of the high mortality rates associated with conventional management techniques in severe intraabdominal sepsis. The use of abdominal zippers for temporary abdominal closure was devised to facilitate repeated explorations, allowing daily cleansing of the peritoneal cavity and the detection and management of septic complications.

Methods: In our institution, eight patients were managed in a 4-year period, using abdominal zippers for peripancreatic sepsis.