S. Vinojan, S. Mathievaanan, S. Giridaran, D. Karunarasan, S. Ratnajothy
{"title":"The pulsatile bulge on the oesophagus: rare cause for hematemesis","authors":"S. Vinojan, S. Mathievaanan, S. Giridaran, D. Karunarasan, S. Ratnajothy","doi":"10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8928","url":null,"abstract":"His white cell count was 22,000/mm3 with 90% of neutrophils, haemoglobin was 10g/dL and platelet was 364 X 109 /L. His C-Reactive Protein (CRP) was 221 mg/L on admission. Other blood investigations were unremarkable. The ini t ia l b lood cul ture was negat ive and the echocardiogram did not reveal any vegetation. As he had a history of dysphagia, he underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) which revealed a narrowing of the oesophagus at the level of 28 cm from incisor teeth but there were no mucosal abnormalities. Subsequently, he underwent Computed Tomography (CT) chest and abdomen. CT revealed a saccular descending thoracic aneurysm extending up to the level of the celiac artery with evidence of concealed rupture (Figure 1) and gas pockets around the aneurysm (Figure 2). While he was awaiting an urgent repair, he developed massive hematemesis and died.","PeriodicalId":227431,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124710799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Hettiarachchi, H. Erandika, A. Herath, H. M. P. U. Dematawa
{"title":"Surgical outcome of pediatric thoracoscopic surgery: retrospective evaluation and literature review","authors":"M. Hettiarachchi, H. Erandika, A. Herath, H. M. P. U. Dematawa","doi":"10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8937","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227431,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122702398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parenchyma preserving surgery in pancreatic trauma","authors":"A. Dharmapala, K. Galketiya","doi":"10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8948","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227431,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127947050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Laparoscopic repair of a rare type of internal hernia :a case of left para-duodenal hernia","authors":"M. Lakmal, B. Gamage, S. Sanjeewa, S. Varun","doi":"10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8887","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227431,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115410137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Chandrasinghe, S. Godahewa, G. Mahendra, J. Hewavissenthi, S. Kumarage
{"title":"Trends in early onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) in a South Asian cohort: data from a specialized tertiary care center in western Sri Lanka","authors":"P. Chandrasinghe, S. Godahewa, G. Mahendra, J. Hewavissenthi, S. Kumarage","doi":"10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8978","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227431,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131525585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. C. Dhanuksha, S. De Silva, A. Dharmapala, B. Dassanayake, J. Udupihille, F. Sitheeque, S. .. B. Tennakoon, K. Galketiya
{"title":"Distal pancreatectomy: comparison of open and laparoscopic techniques","authors":"D. C. Dhanuksha, S. De Silva, A. Dharmapala, B. Dassanayake, J. Udupihille, F. Sitheeque, S. .. B. Tennakoon, K. Galketiya","doi":"10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8930","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227431,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery","volume":"251 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114077456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Malignant sigmoid colon tumour causing a large bowel obstruction in a morgagni hernia: an unusual presentation in an elderly lady","authors":"G. Caunter","doi":"10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8879","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227431,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123804266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Choice of androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer","authors":"O. Basnayake, U. Jayarajah, A. Abeygunasekera","doi":"10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8967","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227431,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115049883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pattern of occlusive disease in lower extremity arteries in patients qualifying for revascularization in a North Central Province tertiary care centre in Sri Lanka","authors":"J. Arudchelvam, M. de Soyza","doi":"10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8794","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227431,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128356826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. K. T. Kuruwitaarachchi, Y. Mathangasinghe, D. Munidasa
{"title":"The outcome of antegrade intramedullary nail fixation of traumatic diaphyseal fractures of the femur in a tertiary care trauma center in Sri Lanka","authors":"D. K. T. Kuruwitaarachchi, Y. Mathangasinghe, D. Munidasa","doi":"10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v40i2.8953","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227431,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery","volume":"195 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113999330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}