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  • Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) in patients with cirrhosis 
    Dassanayake, A.S.; Mendis, H.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2007)
    INTRODUCTION: GAVE or watermelon stomach is an important cause of anaemia and blood loss with a unique endoscopic appearance. GAVE is a well recognized complication of liver cirrhosis. Anaemia and blood loss attributable ...
  • Gastric disease in patients presenting with dyspeptic symptoms 
    Hewavisenthi, S.J.de S.; Suranimala, H.D.C.; Alwis, W.H.D. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2002)
    INTRODUCTION: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and biopsy is a relatively common procedure that is now frequently used in the investigation of patients with 'dyspeptic symptoms'. OBJECTIVES: To correlate the endoscopic ...
  • Gastric emptying and antral motility according to the subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome: a paediatric study 
    Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S.; Bandara, C.; Shashiprabha, G.; Benninga, M.A. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011)
    BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common paediatric functional gastrointestinal disorder. It is subtyped into diarrhoea predominant (IBS-D), constipation predominant (IBS-C), mixed (IBS-M) and untypable (IBS-U) ...
  • Gastric motility abnormalities in children suffering from cyclical vomiting syndrome 
    Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S. (Belgian Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BeSPGHAN),, 2013)
    AJMS; Cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS) is an uncommon, but bothersome upper gastrointestinal disorder seen in ap- roximately 0.5% of school aged children. Pathophysiology of this disorder is not fully understood. The aim ...
  • Gastric motility in children with abdominal migraine 
    Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S.; Benninga, M.A. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2012)
    BACKGROUND/AIMS: Abdominal migraine (AM) is an uncommon disease in children. Approximately 0.2 to 1% of children suffer from this distressing problem. Pathophysiology of this disorder has not been studied in children. The ...
  • Gastric motility in children with aerophagia. 
    Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S. (The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2013)
    BACKGROUND/AIMS: Aerophagia is a functional gastrointestinal disease characterized by repetitive air swallowing, abdominal distension, belching and flatulence. When severe, it can lead to pneumoperitonium, volvulus and ...
  • Gastrointestinal disorders in children admitted to a tertiary care paediatric unit in Sri Lanka 
    Devanarayana, N.M.; Adikari, A.M.D.B.; Sanjeewa, P.A.B.; Rajindrajith, S. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2008)
    OBJECTIVES : Gastrointestinal diseases, including diarrhoea and abdominal pain, are common presenting complains in children admitted to hospitals. In those with abdominal pain, non-specific abdominal pain is the commonest ...
  • Gastroprotective activity of Trichosanthes cucumerina aerial parts 
    Arawwawala, L.D.A.M.; Thabrew, M.I.; Arambewela, L.S.R. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2007)
    Trichosanthes cucumerina Linn. (Family: Cucurbitaceae), locally known as Dummella is commonly found in Asian countries including Sri Lanka. The aerial parts of T. cucumerina are widely used in combination with other plants ...
  • Gender based differences in acute coronary syndrome 
    Danansuriya, D.S.T.; Alexander, M.A.F.; Harshanie, R.L.P.; Gammulla, S.P.K.H.M.A.T.; Pemarwansa, G.; Thirumavalan, K.; Samarakoon, S.M.S.B.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, S.T.; Ranawaka, U.K. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To describe gender based differences in demographics, risk factors, management and early outcome in Sri Lankan patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods: All adults admitted with ...
  • Gender issues among medical students in sri lanka: a preliminary Study 
    de Silva, N.R.; Thabrew, I.; Saparamadu, P.A.M.; Jayawardena, D.K.R.C. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2000)
    OBJECTIVE: Find out if gender issues affect the progress of medical students ill Sri Lanka, METHOD: Students of the Medical Faculty, Kelahrya University, were given a questionnaire that explored gender issues in relation ...
  • General practice is ‘different’: qualitative study of acculturation experiences of East Staffordshire general practice specialty trainees 
    Perera, D.; Mohanna, K. (Royal College of General Practitioners, 2020)
    BACKGROUND Undergraduate medical education and postgraduate foundation training are largely secondary care based. General practice trainees also spend nearly half of their training in hospital rotations. Little is known ...
  • Generic prescribing in outpatient departments in the Gampaha district 
    Abeysinghe, C.P.; Pathmeswaran, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2002)
    OBJECTIVES: To determine the extent of generic prescribing and associated factors in Outpatients' Departments (OPD) of government hospitals in the Gampaha district. DESIGN: The extent of generic prescribing was determined ...
  • Genetic evidence of emerging sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance of Plassmodium falciparum isolates in an operational area in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka 
    Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Dayanath, M.Y.D.; Abeysundara, S.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Abeyewickreme, W.; de Silva, N.R. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004)
  • Genetic origin and clinical variability of sickle cell disease in Sri Lanka 
    Darshana, L.G.T.; Bandara, W.D.M.S.; Nawaratna, U.S.B.; Costa, Y. J.; Nizri, A.H.M.; Silva, D.P.S. l.; de Silva, T.U.N.; Pushpakumara, K.P.C.; Pathirage, S.P.; Manamperi, A.; Premawardhena, A.P. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is found at a low prevalence In Sri Lanka. A recent hospital based survey identified 60 patients in the country The clinical spectrum of SCD in Sri Lanka ...
  • Genetic Polymorphism in Pvmsp-3a. and Pvcs genes in Plasmodium vivax infections in Sri Lanka 
    Manamperi, A.; Fernando, D.; Mahawithanage, S.; Wickremasinghe, R*.; Bandara, A.; Wellawatta, C.; Hapuarachchi, C.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Wickremasinghe, R. (Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists, 2008)
    INTRODUCTION: Plasmodim vivax malaria accounts for about 70% of all malaria infections in Sri Lanka. There is limited information on the genetic heterogeneity of P. vivax parasites in endemic areas of the country. OBJECTIVE: ...
  • Genetic sequencing of the 56-kDa surface protein antigen gene of Orientia tsutsugamushi causing contemporary human scrub typhus at two sites in Sri Lanka 
    Premaratna, R.; Blanton, L.; Samaraweera, D.N.; de Silva, G.N.N.; Kumara, T.A.D.N.; Liyanarachchi, M.S.; Weerasinghe, M.; Gunasekara, C.; Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Walker, D.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2014)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Genetic and antigenic characterisation of Orientia tsutsugamushi (OT) causing human disease in OT-endemic regions of Sri Lanka is not known. METHODS: Eschar biopsies (in age> 18 years} and buffy ...
  • Genetic variants of NAFLD in an urban Sri Lankan community 
    Niriella, M.A.; Kasturiratne, A.; Akiyama, K.; Takeuchi, F.; Isono, M.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kato, N.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2013)
    OBJECTIVE: Recently, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully identified loci associated with susceptibility to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in populations of European descent. No large-scale ...
  • Genome editing of haemopoietic stem cells for treatment of thalassaemia 
    Badat, M.; Mettananda, S.; Hua, P.; Schwessinger, R.; Hughes, J.; Higgs, D.; Davies, J. (Oxford University Press, 2019)
    AIM: Thalassaemia is commonly due to mutations at the beta globin (HBB) locus, and this causes transfusion dependent anaemia in severe cases. A key pathophysiological factor is the imbalance of alpha and beta globin ...
  • Geographical Information System (GIS)-based maps for monitoring of entomological risk factors affecting transmission of Chikungunya in Sri Lanka 
    Hapugoda, M.D.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Jayasooriya, G.A.J.S.K.; Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 2008)
    INTRODUCTION: Chikungunya is an important mosquito-born viral infection in Sri Lanka at present. OBJECTIVE: To prepare OUS-based maps Tor monitoring of entomological risk Factors affecting transmission of chikungunya. ...
  • Geographical variations of goitre prevalence in Sri Lanka: visualisation with geographic information systems 
    Fernando, R.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Nandasena, S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2012)
    INTRODUCTION: Widely held beliefs about the geographical distribution of goiter prevalence in Sri Lanka are not based on reliable data. Geographic Information Systems provide an excellent means to visualize and present ...

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