2.Assessment of the Asian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association Chronic Constipation Criteria: An Asian Multicenter Cross-sectional Study.
Kok Ann GWEE ; Paul BERGMANS ; JinYong KIM ; Bogdana COUDSY ; Angelia SIM ; Minhu CHEN ; Lin LIN ; Xiaohua HOU ; Huahong WANG ; Khean Lee GOH ; John A PANGILINAN ; Nayoung KIM ; Stanislas Bruley DES VARANNES
Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2017;23(2):262-272
BACKGROUND/AIMS: There is a need for a simple and practical tool adapted for the diagnosis of chronic constipation (CC) in the Asian population. This study compared the Asian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association (ANMA) CC tool and Rome III criteria for the diagnosis of CC in Asian subjects. METHODS: This multicenter, cross-sectional study included subjects presenting at outpatient gastrointestinal clinics across Asia. Subjects with CC alert symptoms completed a combination Diagnosis Questionnaire to obtain a diagnosis based on 4 different diagnostic methods: self-defined, investigator's judgment, ANMA CC tool, and Rome III criteria. The primary endpoint was the level of agreement/disagreement between the ANMA CC diagnostic tool and Rome III criteria for the diagnosis of CC. RESULTS: The primary analysis comprised of 449 subjects, 414 of whom had a positive diagnosis according to the ANMA CC tool. Rome III positive/ANMA positive and Rome III negative/ANMA negative diagnoses were reported in 76.8% and 7.8% of subjects, respectively, resulting in an overall percentage agreement of 84.6% between the 2 diagnostic methods. The overall percentage disagreement between these 2 diagnostic methods was 15.4%. A higher level of agreement was seen between the ANMA CC tool and self-defined (374 subjects [90.3%]) or investigator’s judgment criteria (388 subjects [93.7%]) compared with the Rome III criteria. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that the ANMA CC tool can be a useful for Asian patients with CC.
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3.Clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Sollano José D. ; Romano Rommel P. ; Ibañez-Guzman Leticia ; Lontok Marie Antoinette DC. ; de Ocampo Sherrie Q. ; Policarpio Allan A. ; de Guzman Roberto N. ; Dalupang Carmelita D. ; Galang Augusto Jose G. ; Olympia Ernesto G. ; Chua Maria Anna L. ; Moscoso Bernadette A. ; Tan Jose A. ; Pangilinan John Arnel N. ; Vitug Arnold O. ; Naval Marichona C. ; Encarnacion Danilo A. ; Sy Peter P. ; Ong Evan G. ; Cabahug Oscar T. ; Daez Maria Lourdes O. ; Ismael Albert E. ; Bocobo Joseph C
Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 2015;53(3):1-17
In the last two decades gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), initially thought to be a disease only common in the West, is described increasingly in Asia, including the Philippines. A recent local report indicated that the prevalence of erosive esophagitis (EE), a common complication of GERD, has more than doubled, i.e., 2.9% to 6.3%, between the two time periods of 1994-1997 and 2000-2003, respectively. GERD causes recurrent annoying symptoms which are common reasons for clinic visits and consultations thus, it is the objective of these guidelines to provide both primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists a current, evidence-based, country-specific recommendations for the optimal management of GERD. These guidelines are intended to empower PCPs to make a clinic-based diagnosis of GERD, to start an empiric acid-suppressive therapy in the appropriate patient,and direct them to select which GERD patient may need to undergo investigations to ascertain further the diagnosis of GERD or to assess outcomes of therapy. We acknowledge that studies published in the future may influence the impact on our confidence on the recommendations enumerated in these guidelines thus, we commit to update this document when it is deemed appropriate.
Physicians, Primary Care ; Prevalence ; Specialization ; Gastroesophageal Reflux ; Ambulatory Care ; Esophagitis ;
4.The Joint Philippine Society of Gastroenterology (PSG) and Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy (PSDE) consensus guidelines on the management of colorectal carcinoma.
Jose D SOLLANO ; Marie Antoinette DC LONTOK ; Mark Anthony A. DE LUSONG ; Rommel P. ROMANO ; Therese C. MACATULA ; Diana A. PAYAWAL ; Joseph C. BOCOBO ; Frederick T. DY ; Edgardo M. BONDOC ; Ernesto G. OLYMPIA ; Jaime G. IGNACIO ; Felicisimo C. AGAS ; Marichona C. NAVAL ; Evan G. ONG ; Arsenio L. CO ; Bernadette A. MOSCOSO ; John Arnel N. PANGILINAN ; Marie Michelle S. CLOA ; Jose Augusto G. GALANG ; Albert E. ISMAEL ; Ma. Lourdes O. DAEZ ; Peter P. SY ; Yvonne L. MINA
Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 2017;55(1):1-16