Vol. 23 No. 1 January-June 2008

Editor

Jose Florencio F. Lapeña, Jr., MA, MD
Manila, PHILIPPINES

Associate Editors

Christopher Malorre E. Calaquian, MD
Muntinlupa City, PHILIPPINES

Ryner Jose C. Carrillo, MD, MSc
Manila, PHILIPPINES

Samantha R. Soriano-Castaneda, MD
Pasig City, PHILIPPINES

Erasmo Gonzalo dV. Llanes, MD
Pasig City, PHILIPPINES

Rhodora A. del Rosario-Ocampo, MD
Los Baños, Laguna, PHILIPPINES

Marifee U. Reyes, MD
Naga City, Camarines Sur, PHILIPPINES

Filipina T. Cevallos-Schabel, MD, MPH
Manchester, Tennessee, USA

Peter George J. Tian, MD, MPH
Alberta, CANADA

Managing Editor

Antonio H. Chua, MD
Quezon City, PHILIPPINES

Editorial Advisory Board

Jose M. Acuin, MD, MSc
Las Piñas City, PHILIPPINES

Robert G. Berkowitz, MBBS, MD
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

Charlotte M. Chiong, MD
Malolos, Bulacan, PHILIPPINES

Jose Angelito U. Hardillo, MD, PhD
Rotterdam, The NETHERLANDS

Rudolf Häusler, MD
Berne, SWITZERLAND
KJ Lee, MD
New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Editorial Assistant

Rowena C. Saplala, BS
Pasig City, PHILIPPINES

EDITORIAL

Achievement and Ascription: Fact or Fiction
Lapeña JF

 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• In Vitro Antimycotic Activity of Four Medicinal Plants Versus Clotrimazole in the Treatment of Otomycosis: A Preliminary Study
  Villanueva JM, Arugay MAV, Ramos RZH

• The Correlation of Results between Pure Tone Audiometry and the Virtual Audiometer: A Simulated Air-conduction Clinic-Based Audiometer
  Javellana AEM, Casile RU

• Radiographic Analysis of the Ethmoid Roof based on Keros Classification among Filipinos
  Paber JEL, Cabato MSD, Villarta RL. , Hernandez JG

 
CASE REPORTS 

• Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: An Unusual Presentation
  Fellizar KR, Chiong CM

• Total Parathyroidectomy: A Surgical Management for Uncontrolled Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in a Patient with End Stage Renal Disease
  Madrid JO, Ureta CV

• Anterolateral Thigh Flap Reconstruction of Full Thickness Buccal Defect
  Castañeda SS, Alonzo DM, Ramos RMH

 
SURGICAL INNOVATION AND INSTRUMENTION

Model Myringotomy Practice Set: A Do-It-Yourself and Inexpensive Alternative
Uy MJST, Martinez NV

 
FEATURED GRAND ROUNDS

Congenital Saccular Cyst of the Larynx
Marino MY, Chua AH

 
FROM THE VIEWBOX

Blunting of the Scutum: A Key Feature in the Radiologic Diagnosis of Acquired Cholesteatoma
Yang NW

 
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

Granular Cell Tumor Presenting as a Tracheal Mass in a 17-year-old Female
Carnate JM, Silva AG

 
PRACTICE PEARLS

Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Adenotonsillectomy
Remulla AT

 
ESSAY

Climate Change and the PSO-HNS
Espiritu AMV