Publications by authors named "Sohan Kamburugamuwa"
Article Synopsis
- This study assesses the colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) by analyzing various research articles.
- The meta-analysis included data from 21 articles, revealing a pooled CRC prevalence of 0.96% in IBS patients, with higher rates in those with diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) and an increased risk compared to the general population.
- The findings indicate that patients diagnosed with IBS face a greater CRC risk, particularly within the first year of their IBS diagnosis.
Background: Diagnosing anal incontinence (AI) based on manometry results is challenging due to the variation of the normal values and overlap between patients with and without AI. This study aimed to perform a systematic review on the difference in sphincter fatigability between patients with and without AI.
Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and Google Scholar were searched.
Background: To investigate the association between parameters indicating immunity from BCG at country level (presence of BCG vaccination policy, BCG coverage, age-specific incidence of tuberculosis (TB)) and the morbidity and mortality of COVID-19.
Methods: Country-specific data for COVID-19 cases and deaths, demographic details, BCG coverage and policy, age-specific TB incidence and income level were obtained. The crude COVID-19 cases and deaths per 100,000 population were calculated and assessed against the parameters indicating immunity from BCG using linear regression analysis.