The long-term impact of post-cholecystectomy major bile duct injury on liver stiffness.

Introduction: Iatrogenic bile duct injuries (BDI) are a devastating complication. Long-term impact of corrective hepaticojejunostomy (HJ) for such injuries on post -surgery liver stiffness is lacking. Hence the aim of this study was to explore the extent of hepatic fibrosis in a cohort of patients with Strasberg E bile duct injuries who underwent HJ after a minimum follow-up of six months.

Characteristics and survival of advanced untreated hepatocellular carcinoma of non-viral etiology.

Introduction And Objectives: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive tumor and presents late. The underlying etiology of HCC is changing rapidly. HCC in Sri Lanka is unique due to its predominant non-viral etiology (nvHCC) but lacks survival data.

Challenges faced in establishing a pediatric liver transplant program in a lower-middle-income country with free healthcare service.

Background: Liver transplant is the cure for children with liver failure. Sri Lanka is a lower-middle-income country with a predominant free, state health system. Pediatric liver transplant program in Sri Lanka is still in the budding state where the initial experience of the program is yet to be documented.

The Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (COTASS): Piloting the Feasibility of Collecting Nutritional Data and Extension of the Sample to Include Children of Twins.

Nutrition and diet are key modifiable risk factors for the rising burden of non-communicable diseases like cardio-vascular diseases and diabetes in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). The nutritional transition in dietary behaviours in LMICs has most likely contributed to this problem. Although traditionally assumed to be environmental, dietary choices are also genetically influenced.