WATER HYDROXIDES INORGANIC CHEMICALS OXYGEN COMPOUNDS OXIDES TRANSITION TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE THERMODYNAMICS PHYSICAL PHENOMENA ANGIOFIBROMA NEOPLASMS ; VASCULAR TISSUE NEOPLASMS BY HISTOLOGIC TYPE NEOPLASMS THERAPEUTICS THERAPY

OBJECTIVE: To determine the types and prevalences of laryngeal pathology among patients undergoing videostroboscopy in the Philippine General Hospital.

METHODS: A systematic review of videostroboscopy records patients from January 2008 to December 2010 was perform Demographic data, risk factors, diagnosis and their associat were determined.

RESULTS: The following vocal cord pathologies were recorded the 507 subjects who underwent videostroboscopy during assessed time period: vocal cord nodules (17.4%) laryngopharygeal reflux (16.6%), vocal cord paralysis (12.8%) cyst (10.5%), polyp (8%) and laryngeal cancer (6%). Vocal cord nodules were found to be more common among professic voice users (odds ratio = 2.8). Risk factors found to be associated with cancer development include age, gender (male, odds ratio 19.8) and smoking history (odds ratio = 12.7).

CONCLUSION: The most common laryngeal pathology among patients undergoing videostroboscopy is vocal cord nodules. One out of 20 patients who underwent the procedure was given a diagnosis of laryngeal cancer.

Human ; Male ; Female ; Aged 80 And Over ; Aged ; Middle Aged ; Adult ; Young Adult ; Adolescent ; Vocal Cords ; Vocal Cord Paralysis ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; Philippines ; Smoking ; Larynx ; Glottis ; Polyps ; Cysts

OBJECTIVE: To describe the type and determine the number of motorcycle related cranio-maxillofacial injuries that were seen by the ORL service in the emergency room of a tertiary hospital from January 2013 to December 2013.
METHODS: 
Design: Cross sectional retrospective chart review
Setting: Tertiary National University Hospital
Participants: One hundred nine (109) charts of patients seen atr the emergency room from Jnuary 2013 to December 2013 were reviewed
RESULTS: Of the 109 charts of patients involved in vehicular accidents, there were 76 documented cases of motorcycle related accidents. Of these, 91% involved males and 9% involved females. Seventy one percent (71%) did not wear helmets of whom 36% were young adult males between the ages of 18-30 years. Those that wore helmets had a total of 27 different facial fracture sites: 19% zygomatic tripod fractures, 15% temporal bone fractures and 11% with no fractures noted. Among those who did not wear helmets 75 fractures were noted. Twenty four percent (24%) were tripod fractures, 15% temporal bone fractures and 12% maxillary fractures. only one did not incur any fractures.
CONCLUSION: Most cranio-maxillofacial fractures seen at the emergency room were from motorcycle related injuries (70%). Despite implementation of Republic Act 10054 (The Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009) majority of motorcycle-related accidents are still incurred by riders without helmets.

Human ; Male ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Adult ; Young Adult ; Adolescent ; Patients