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  • Clinically benign breast lumps - how often are they malignant? 
    Jayatunge, D.N.U.; Pinto, M.D.P.; Ariyaratne, M.H.J. (12th Annual Research Symposium, University of Kelaniya, 2011)
    Breast cancer in women is a major public health problem throughout the world. One in ten of all new cancers diagnosed worldwide each year is a cancer of the female breast. Diagnosis of breast cancer is done by triple ...
  • Clnical presentation, characteristics and surgical outcome of retrosternally extending goitres versus goitres confined to neck: results from a case control study 
    Munasinghe, B.N.L.; Dissanayake, D.M.C.D.; Rathnayake, R.M.G.K.; Pinto, M.D.P.; Kumarasinghe, K.A.P.R.; Fernando, F.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2016)
    INTRODUCTION: Goitres that extend beyond the thoracic inlet are defined as retro-sternally extending (RSE) goitres. These RSE goitres are a surgical challenge and their characteristics could be different to the goitres ...
  • Does the retrosternal extension of a goitre and its relationghip to the aortic arch determines the surgical approach 
    Kumarasinghe, K.A.P.R.; Pinto, M.D.P.; Munasinghe, B.N.L.; Dissanayake, D.M.C.D.; Abeyrathne, I.G.K.P.; Amaraweera, P.C.; Fernando, R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2016)
    INTRODUCTION: Retrosternal extension (RSE) is defined as the enlargement of the thyroid below the thoracic inlet. The greatest challenge in embarking on surgery in RSE is to decide whether to involve an intra-thoracic ...
  • Incidence of carcinoma among THY3 lesions of the thyroid 
    Kumarasinghe, K.A.P.R.; Pinto, M.D.P.; Munasinghe, B.N.L.; Dissanayake, D.M.C.D.; Abeyrathne, I.G.K.P.; Amaraweera, P.C.; Fernando, R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2016)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Ultra Sound Scan (USS) and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of thyroid nodules are carried out in patients with goitre. THY3 lesions cause diagnostic difficulty and risk of malignancy in ...
  • Intraoperative visualization of biliary anatomy using Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence in a Sri Lankan patient cohort 
    Kumarage, S.K.; Lakshani, D.H.J.P.U.; Pinto, M.D.P.; Chandrasinghe, P.C. (The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2024)
    INTRODUCTION: Bile duct injury (BDI) is a complication with high morbidity, associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The risk of BDI can be reduced by accurate visualization of the biliary tree with the use of ...
  • Lateral approach to thyroid 
    Dissanayake, D.M.C.D.; Kumarasinghe, K.A.P.R.; Pinto, M.D.P.; Amaraweera, P.C.; Munasinghe, B.N.L.; Chandrasinghe, P.C.; Fernando, R. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Thyroidectomy is the commonest endocrine surgical procedure, undertaken throughout the world. Re-do thyroidectomies are challenging procedures with a higher morbidity rate. Lateral approach to thyroid (LATT) ...
  • Micronodularity is an important physical sign in chronic autoimmune thyroiditis 
    Jayatunse, D.N.U.; Pinto, M.D.P.; Fernando, R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis is the commonest inflammatory disorder of the thyroid. There is evidence that the prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis is increasing in Sri Lanka. The clinical ...
  • Mini incision thyroidectomy: alternative approach to cosmetic thyroidectomy 
    Munasinghe, B.N.L.; Fernando, R.; Kumarasinghe, K.A.P.R.; Sandaruwan, C.; Pinto, M.D.P.; Amaraweera, P.C.; Dissanayake, D.M.C.D. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Technique of thyroidectomy has evolved from conventional open technique to minimally access techniques over the past few years. Regardless of the technique, outcome depends on meticulous surgical technique used. ...

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