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  • Hemoglobin variants in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus 
    Chandrasena, L.G.; Peiris, H.; Williams, S.; Siribaddana, S.H. (SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Project, 2010)
    Measurement of HbA1c levels in diabetic patients is an established procedure for evaluating long-term control of diabetes. Despite its usefulness, conditions that effect hemoglobin concentration, such as hemoglobinopathies ...
  • Hepatic and renal status of paediatric patients with thalassaemia 
    Wijenayake, W.; Pathiraja, H.; Thennakoon, R.; Fernando, M.; Bandara, D.; Mettananda, S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2023)
    INTRODUCTION: Thalassaemia is a chronic disorder affecting many organ systems. Although cirrhosis is a well-recognised complication, sub-clinical hepatic and renal dysfunction in thalassaemia are poorly studied. OBJECTIVES: ...
  • Hepatic hemangioendothelioma: A rare case of a vascular tumour with slow progression 
    Tennakoon, N. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021)
    Hemangioendothelioma is a vascular neoplasm which shows a borderline behaviour with slow progression. Primary epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas of the liver are rare tumours with an incidence rate of less than 1 per 1,000,000 ...
  • Hepatic venous drainage : are we Sri Lankans different from rest of the world ? 
    Samarasekera, D.N.; Welgama, U.; Kumara, G.M.C.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1998)
    OBJECTIVES : As there is no documented study for the Sri Lankan population, our study was mainly aimed at re-evaluating the hepatic venous drainage. DESIGN,SETTING AND METHODS : Seventy five non selected fresh adult cadavers ...
  • Hepaticocystic duct and a rare extra-hepatic cruciate arterial anastomosis: a case report 
    Abeysuriya, V.; Salgado, S.; Deen, K.I.; Kumarage, S.K. (BioMed Central, 2008)
    INTRODUCTION: The variations in the morphological characteristics of the extra-hepatic biliary system are interesting. CASE PRESENTATION: During the dissection of cadavers to study the morphological characteristics of the ...
  • Hepatitis B and C infection in Sri lanka 
    de Silva, H.J. (2005)
    No Abstract Available
  • Hepatitis B and C virus markers among new entrant medical students 
    Premawardhena, A.P.; Premaratna, R.; Jayaweera, G.; Costa, S.; Chandrasena, L.G.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1999)
    AIM: To investigate the presence of hepatitis B and C virus markers in new entrant medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya. METHOD: 456 students (mean age 24 years, SD 3.5, 257 men) were ...
  • Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus infections among patients with chronic kidney disease from two presumed high-risk centers 
    de Silva, S.T.; Perera, P.S.; Anuruddhika, H.W.D.; Dassanayake, R.; Niriella, M.A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Community prevalence ofhepatitis-C (HCV) and hepatitis-B (HBV) infection is low in Sri Lanka. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high-risk for HBV and HCV infections. We ...
  • Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in a group of Sri Lankan patients with chronic infection 
    Manamperi, A.; Gunawardene, N.S.; Wellawatta, C.; Abeyewickreme, W.; de Silva, H.J. (Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2011)
    Hepatitis B infection causes a wide spectrum of liver diseases. Previous analyses of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome have revealed eight HBV genotypes (A-H), with distinct geographical distribution worldwide. The epidemiology ...
  • Hepatitis B virus markers in primary hepatocellular carcinoma 
    de Silva, H.J.; Ratnatunga, N.; Ramadasa, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri lanka, 1994)
    Based on serological studies, Sri Lanka has a relatively low Hepatitis B virus (HB V) [hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)] carrier rate of 0.9% and a low prevalence of HBV (5-10%) among patients with primary hepatocellular ...
  • Hepatitis B, C, and HIV infections in Sri Lanka 
    de Silva, H.J.; Abeywickrema, I. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2006)
    No Abstract Available
  • Hepatitis C Infection 
    de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists, 2006)
    No Abstract Available
  • Hepatitis C seroprevalence: a community survey from the Gampaha district 
    Gunasekera, H.A.K.M.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2002)
    INTRODUCTION: Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is low among Sri Lankan blood donors and new entrant medical students, but high among renal transplant recipients and multiply transfused patients. Prevalence of ...
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma in Sri Lanka - where do we stand? 
    Siriwardana, R.C.; Liyanage, C.A.H.; Gunetilleke, M.B. (College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2013)
    Hepato-cellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth commonest cancer and third in cancer-related mortality worldwide. There are no published reports on the pattern of HCC in Sri Lanka. North Colombo Liver Unit maintains a prospective ...
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma in Sri Lanka: Where do we stand? 
    Siriwardana, R.C.; Liyanage, C.A.H.L.; Jayatunge, D.S.P.; Dassanayake, A.; Gunetileke, M.G.; Niriella, M.A.; Sirigampola, C.; Upasena, A.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2013)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:Hepato-cellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth commonest cancer worldwide. We studied 105 consecutive patients with HCC in a single tertiary care centre. METHODS: North Colombo Liver Unit maintains ...
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma in Sri Lanka: Where do we stand? 
    Siriwardana, R.C.; Liyanage, C.A.H.L.; Jayatunge, D.S.P.; Dassanayaka, A.; Gunetileke, M.G.; Niriella, M.A.; Sirigampola, C.; Upasena, A.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2013)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:Hepato-cellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth commonest cancer worldwide. We studied 105 consecutive patients with HCC in a single tertiary care centre. METHODS: North Colombo Liver Unit maintains ...
  • Hepatocellullar carcinoma: the Sri Lankan perspective 
    Siriwardana, R. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Ragama has become a center of excellence in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Since 2012 we have managed approximately 500 patients with HCC referred from different parts of the country. Sri Lanka appears ...
  • Hepatology 
    Fernando, M.; Rajindrajith, S. (Samudra Medical Publications, 2022)
    No abstract available
  • Hepcidin detects iron deficiency in Sri Lankan adolescents with a high burden of hemoglobinopathy: A diagnostic test accuracy study 
    Wray, K.; Allen, A.; Evans, E.; Fisher, C.; Premawardhena, A.; Perera, L.; Rodrigo, R.; Goonathilaka, G.; Ramees, L.; Webster, C.; Armitage, A.E.; Prentice, A.M.; Weatherall, D.J.; Drakesmith, H.; Pasricha, S.R. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017)
    Anemia affects over 800 million women and children globally. Measurement of hepcidin as an index of iron status shows promise, but its diagnostic performance where hemoglobinopathies are prevalent is unclear. We evaluated ...
  • Hepcidin is suppressed by erythropoiesis in hemoglobin E β-thalassemia and β-thalassemia trait 
    Jones, E.; Pasricha, S.R.; Allen, A.; Evans, P.; Fisher, C.A.; Wray, K.; Premawardhena, A.; Bandara, D.; Perera, A.; Webster, C.; Sturges, P.; Olivieri, N.F.; St Pierre, T.; Armitage, A.E.; Porter, J.B.; Weatherall, D.J.; Drakesmith, H. (American Society of Hematology, 2015)
    Hemoglobin E (HbE) β-thalassemia is the most common severe thalassemia syndrome across Asia, and millions of people are carriers. Clinical heterogeneity in HbE β-thalassemia is incompletely explained by genotype, and the ...

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