de Silva, K.S.H.; de Zoysa, Piyanjali; Dilanka, W.M.S.; Dissanayake, B.S.(De Gruyter, 2014)
Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessively inherited disorders with significant morbidity. The long-term implications result in immense psychological stress to the parents. This ...
Background: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the most effective treatment for children with persistent asthma.
However adverse effects of ICS on Hypothalamo Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) axis, growth and bone metabolism are ...
de Silva, K.S.H.; Weerasuriya, D.C.; Peelawattage, Mallika; Fernando, Sirimali(Ceylon Medical Journal, 2014)
Introduction Hepatitis A is a benign illness in children
with the rare possibility of fatal complications. Although
an endemic disease, very few studies have been done
in children regarding the seroprevalence of hepatitis ...
Background: Blood pressure (BP) is main-tained within normal limits by the interplay of various mechanisms including the action of Cortisol and aldosterone. However, these hor-mones ...
de Silva, K.S.H.; de Zoysa, Piyanjali; Dilanka, W.M.S.; Dissanayake, B.S.(De Gruyter, 2014)
Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessively inherited disorders with significant morbidity. The long-term implications result in immense psychological stress to the parents. This ...
Background: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the most effective treatment for children with persistent asthma.
However adverse effects of ICS on Hypothalamo Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) axis, growth and bone metabolism are ...
de Silva, K.S.H.; Weerasuriya, D.C.; Peelawattage, Mallika; Fernando, Sirimali(Ceylon Medical Journal, 2014)
Introduction Hepatitis A is a benign illness in children
with the rare possibility of fatal complications. Although
an endemic disease, very few studies have been done
in children regarding the seroprevalence of hepatitis ...
Background: Blood pressure (BP) is main-tained within normal limits by the interplay of various mechanisms including the action of Cortisol and aldosterone. However, these hor-mones ...
Cell lineages of the early human gonad commit to one of the two mutually antagonistic organogenetic fates, the testis or
the ovary. Some individuals with a 46,XX karyotype develop testes or ovotestes (testicular or ...
Subasinghe, D; Gunatilake, S. S. C.; Dassanayake, V. E.; Gunasinghe, C.; Ganewaththa, E.; Appuhamy, C.; Somasundaram, N. P.; Sivaganesh, S.(Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 2020)
Insulinomas are rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours and the commonest cause for endogenous hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycemia. Small tumours are not easily detected by conventional cross-sectional imaging making localization ...
Background: The use of computer assisted learning (CAL) has enhanced undergraduate medical education. CAL
improves performance at examinations, develops problem solving skills and increases student satisfaction. The
study ...
Perera, K.K.N.L.; Kuruppu, D.C.; Jayasingha, S.(The Library, University of Colombo., 2020)
This research presents the findings of a pilot study conducted under ongoing research on authorship
patterns and author collaboration patterns of Sri Lankan health research published between
2009-2020. This pilot study ...
Mathangasinghe, Yasith(Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery, 2021)
Introduction: Anatomical variations of the lung lobes and fissures have implications in diagnostic radiology and thoracic procedures. The prevalence of these variations is not reported in Sri Lanka.
Methods: A cross-sectional ...
Mathangasinghe, Yasith(Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery, 2020)
Introduction: Adherence to standard precautions significantly reduces the transmission of hospital-acquired infections. We intended to assess the knowledge and practices regarding standard precautions among supportive staff ...
Mathangasinghe, Yasith(Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery, 2019)
Introduction
Communication failure among healthcare professionals
causes preventable surgical morbidity and mortality. AsiaPacific region has its own cultural norms and customs
sometimes causing perplexities and acting ...
De Zoysa, M I M; Pathirage, S N; Piyaratne, H S B; Jayaweera, J M U(IAGES, 2016)
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of information available on the internet to patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Materials and methods: The sources of information were ...
Fiji is a free software which can be used for image analysis in anatomical studies which allows obtaining accurate measurements of fine structures for morphometric evaluation. Fiji has a user-friendly interface with no ...
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine Summary In a prospective study of snake bites involving 10 hospitals in Sri Lanka, 302 (35%) of 860 patients with bites by identified snakes proved to have been bitten ...
Background: Apolipoproteins B (apoB) and AI (apoAI) are strong predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We describe apolipoprotein distributions and their associations with lipids and diabetes subtype in diabetic young ...
Wijetunge, Pradeepa(The Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre, 2009)
The paper discusses the financial issues of the library schools residing in the
public universities especially in the South Asian region. It specifies the particular issues
faced by the library schools because of their ...