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Asia-Pacific association for study of liver guidelines on management of ascites in liver disease

Singh, V.; De, A.; Mehtani, R.; Angeli, P.; Maiwall, R.; Satapathy, S.; Singal, A.K.; Saraya, A.; Sharma, B.C.; Eapen, C.E.; Rao, P.N.; Shukla, A.; Shalimar; Choudhary, N.S.; Alcantara-Payawal, D.; Arora, V.; Aithal, G.; Kulkarni, A.; Roy, A.; Shrestha, A.; Mamun, A.M.; Niriella, M.A.; Siam, T.S.; Zhang, C.Q.; Huei, L.G.; Yu, M.L.; Roberts, S.K.; Peng, C.Y.; Chen, T.; George, J.; Wong, V.; Yilmaz, Y.; Treeprasertsuk, S.; Kurniawan, J.; Kim, S.U.; Younossi, Z.M.; Sarin, S.K. (Springer, 2023)

No abstract available
Association between road accidents and minimal hepatic encephalopathy in a cohort of Sri Lankan cirrhotic drivers

Subasinghe, S.K.C.E.; Nandamuni, Y.; Ranasinghe, S.; Kodisinghe, K.; Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2014)

OBJECTIVE: Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) has no recognizable clinical symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) but has mild cognitive and psychomotor deficits which can interfere with executive decision making and ...
Association of serum ferritin with diabetes and alcohol in patients with non-viral liver disease-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Siriwardana, R.C.; Niriella, M.A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Ediriweera, D.; Gunetilleke, B.; Sivasundaram, T.; de Silva, H.J. (S. Karger, 2017)

INTRODUCTION: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a leading cause for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Sri Lanka. Diabetes mellitus, alcohol abuse, and liver inflammation are known to increase the risk of HCC. The present ...
A Comparative study of the beneficial effects of Osbeckia octandra and Osbeckia aspera in liver dysfunction in rats

Thabrew, M.I.; Jayathilake, K.A.P.W. (University of Colombo, 1999)

A study was conducted to compare the protective effects of aqueous extracts of Osbeckia octandra and Osbeckia aspera against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-mediated liver damage in Sprague Dawley rats by assessing their ability ...
Development and validation of Sinhala version of the chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ)

Miththinda, J.K.N.D.; Ranawaka, C.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Alwis, W.R.S.; Mufeena, M.N.F.; Senanayake, S.M.; Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2013)

OBJECTIVE: The Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) is a validated tool measuring the Health Related Quality of Life among cirrhotics. Aim of this study was to develop and validate a Sinhala version of the CLDQ (sCLDQ) ...
Development and validation of sinhala version of the chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ) for assessment of quality of life among cirrhotics

Ranawaka, C.K.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Senanayake, S.M.; de Alwis, R.; Mufeena, M.N.F.; Niriella, M.A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2012)

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Chronic liver disease (CLD) has a negative impact on patient quality of life (QOL). The Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) is a validated tool which measures the Health Related Quality of Life ...
Development and validation of sinhala version of the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) for assessment of quality of life among cirrhotics

Ranawaka, C.K.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Alwis, W.R.S.; Mufeena, M.N.F.; Wijewantha, H.S.; Senanayake, S.M.; Niriella, M.A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2012)

INTRODUCTION: Chronic liver disease (CLD) has a negative impact on patient quality of life (QOL). The Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) is a validated tool which measures the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) ...
Effects of propanolol and nitrates on exercise capacity and nitrates on exercise capacity, respiratory minute volume and capillary oxygen saturation during exercise in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension

Premaratna, R.; Sathischandra, H.; Tilakaratne, Y.; Shantharaj, W.; de Silva, H.J. (Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2002)

A cross over study was performed in 16 cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension and oesophageal varices to assess the effects of propranolol and nitrates on the exercise capacity, respiratory minute volume and capillary ...
Fifteen-minute update: International normalised ratio as the treatment end point in children with acute paracetamol poisoning

Dayasiri, K.; Rao, S. (BMJ Pub. Group,London, 2023)

Paracetamol is one of the most frequent reasons for poisonings across the UK with an estimated 90,000 patients and 150 deaths annually. International normalised ratio (INR) may be elevated due to hepatocellular damage and ...
Liv. 52 in alcoholic liver disease: a prospective controlled trial

de Silva, H.A.; Saparamadu, P.A.M.; Thabrew, M.I.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Fonseka, M.M.D.; de Silva, H.J. (Elsevier, 2003)

Liv.52, a hepatoprotective agent of herbal origin, is used empirically for the treatment of alcoholic liver disease in Sri Lanka. We conducted acontrolled trial to assess the efficacy of Liv.52 in patients with alcoholic ...
On the proposed definition of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease [Letter to the Editor]

Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Elsevier, 2022)

No abstract available, Comment on Wai-Sun Wong V, et al, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021;19(5):865-870. [Epub 2021 Jan 13.]
Phytogenic agents in the therapy of the Liver disease

Thabrew, M.I.; Hughes, R.D. (1996)

Plant extracts have been used by traditional medical practitioners for the treatment of liver disorders for centuries. This article reviews the clinical trials carried out with thirteen plants and their constituents in ...
Predicting acute liver failure in dengue infection

Ranawaka, C.K.; Kumarasena, R.S.; Niriella, M.A.; Miththinda, J.K.N.D.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Premaratna, R.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2012)

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dengue infections (DI) have a diverse clinical spectrum ranging from asymptomatic illness to severe dengue. Unusual manifestations such as encephalitis, myocarditis, and acute liver failure (ALF) are ...
Profile of gastric varices among Sri Lankan cirrhotics

Ranawaka, C.K.; Mettananda, K.C.D.; de Alwis, R.; Miththinda, J.K.N.D.; Wijewantha, H.S.; Niriella, M.A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2012)

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Gastric varices (GV) can result in life threatening bleeding with a higher mortality than esophageal varices. There have been no studies on the characteristics of GV among Sri Lankan cirrhotics. Aim ...
Spectrum of liver disease in a cohort of adult Sri Lankans admitted to a medical unit in a tertiary referral center- a ten month survey based on histology

Satarasinghe, R.L.; de Silva, G.V.T.S.K.; Abeyrathne, V.; de Silva, A.P.; Duminda, K.D.; Riyaaz, A.A.A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2007)

OBJECTIVE: To study the pattern of chronic liver cell disease in adult Sri Lankans seeking medical advise in a tertiary referral centre. Data of such diseases remain largely unevaluated in Sri Lanka with scanty data from ...
Tropical liver disease

Beeching, N.; Dassanayake, A. (Elsevier, 2015)

The liver is frequently involved in infections that are prevalent in different regions of the tropics, and chronic liver disease, sometimes with multiple aetiological explanations, is an important cause of early morbidity ...
Validation of Sinhala version of the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) and evaluation of health related quality of fife among patients with cirrhosis in Sri Lanka

Miththinda, J.K.N.D.; Ranawaka, C.K.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Alwis, W.R.S.; Mufeena, M.N.F.; Senanayake, S.M.; Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2013)

AIMS: Our aim was to validate a Sinhala version of the CLDQ (sCLDQ) and to test its correlation with the degree of liver dysfunction in a cohort of Sri Lankan cirrhotics. METHODS: A standard method was used to translate ...
Wilson's disease and Hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria Syndrome in a child: A case report with lessons learned!

Fernando, M.; Vijay, S.; Santra, S.; Preece, M.A.; Brown, R.; Rodrigues, A.; Gupte, G.L. (Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Mumbai, 2021)

Background: Wilson's disease (WD) is a rare disorder of copper toxicosis. Hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria (HHH) syndrome is even rarer. The coexistence of these two disorders and their clinical implications ...

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