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.

Transabdominal Ultrasonography in Symptomatic Choledocholithiasis - Usefulness in Settings with Limited Resources.

Objective: Ultrasonography remains the initial imaging modality in the management of biliary disease. This study is designed to evaluate the accuracy of transabdominal ultrasonography in diagnosing biliary pathology in patients with choledocholithiasis.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of a continuous sample of patients over a period of 3 years ending in January 2016; these patients were referred for endoscopic management of choledocholithiasis to a tertiary care hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Epidemiology and disease characteristics of symptomatic choledocholithiasis in Sri Lanka.

Backgrounds/aims: Published data on choledocholithiasis in Sri Lanka is scarce. This study was conducted to determine epidemiological, clinical and endoscopic characteristics of choledocholithiasis in Sri Lanka.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of consecutive patients for a period of three years until April 2016.

Changing clinical profile, management strategies and outcome of patients with biliary tract injuries at a tertiary care center in Sri Lanka.

Background: Biliary tract injuries are mostly iatrogenic. Related data are limited in developing countries. There are lessons to be learned by revisiting the clinical profiles, management issues and outcome of patients referred to a tertiary care center in Sri Lanka, compared with the previous data from the same center published in 2006.