Misdiagnosis of pancreatic tuberculosis as a pancreatic cystic neoplasm - A case report.

Pancreatic tuberculosis is an extremely rare condition. Its non-specific clinical and radiological findings resemble pancreatic malignancy. Here, we report a case of pancreatic tuberculosis that presented with abdominal pain and dyspeptic symptoms for 2 months and was misdiagnosed as a pancreatic cystic neoplasm.

Mother-daughter communication of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) matters and associated factors among sinhalese adolescent girls aged 14-19 years, in Sri Lanka.

Introduction: School-based and community-based sexuality education has not shown a significant impact on the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes of Sri Lankan adolescents. Parents, as the primary educators of adolescents, could potentially serve as better sources for providing individualized sexuality education to their children.

Objective: To assess the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) topics discussed between mothers and daughters, barriers to communication, and associations of SRH communication among Sinhala adolescent girls aged 14-19 years in Sri Lanka.

Main title - Socio-economic effects on informal caregivers of long-term hospitalized adult patients: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: A significant proportion of patients are being treated at hospitals in the government sector in Sri Lanka. Informal caregivers play a major role in taking care of hospitalized surgical patients while facing physical, social, and psychological challenges.

Objective: To describe the socio-economic effects on informal caregivers of long-term hospitalized adult patients.

Analysis of demographic factors, clinical and investigation findings of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma who presented to a tertiary referral center in Sri Lanka.

Pancreatic cancer has a high mortality and morbidity and its incidence has increased over the years. Our objective was to analyze the demographic and clinical data among pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients who presented to the University Surgical Unit, CSTH from 2018 to 2021. Of the 103 patients included, majority were males above the age of 60.