Vol 12, No 1 (2007)

Table of Contents

Editorial

Listening skills for doctors PDF
Sampath Gunawardena, Upeksha Liyanage

Research Papers

Lipid abnormalities in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Sri Lanka PDF
Lukshmy Menik Hettihewa, Sudari Wijewickrama Gunasekera, Sudheera Sammanthi Jayasinghe, Shalika Palangasinghe, Thilak Priyantha Weerarathna, Imendra Kotapola 1-4
Biofeedback therapy in the treatment of pelvic floor outlet obstruction PDF
DN Samarasekera, CTM Speakman 5-7
Geometric anatomy of the aortic-common iliac bifurcation PDF
B Ganananda Nanayakkara, CK Gunarathne, ADSS Sanjeewa, KAR Gajaweera, AS Dahanayake, UHC Sandaruwan, UAMD de Silva 8-12
Health and health behaviour among late adolescents in Southern Sri Lanka PDF
Bilesha Perera, Truls Østbye, Nayana Fernando, Vathsala Abeygunawardena, PL Ariyananda, Christopher Woods 13-17
Correlation between BMI and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients on pioglitazone treatment PDF
Lukshmy M Hettihewa, Lalith P Dharmasira, Chamil D Ariyaratne, Sudheera S Jayasinghe, Thilak P Weerarathna, Imendra G Kotapola 18-24
Use of fine needle aspiration cytology on thyroid lumps PDF
T Aravinthan, ASK Banagala, KJPK Gamage 25-27

Reviews

Consent in medical practice PDF
LMB Fernando 28-30
Prostate-specific antigen and unwarranted use of costly investigations in medical practice PDF
Anuruddha M Abeygunasekera 31-33
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: time to re-visit PDF
ES De Silva, JDVC Lekamwasam 34-37
Anaemia in chronic kidney disease in children PDF
Inoka Perera 38-41
Integrated Medical Curriculum: need of introducing clinical medicine in the first year of teaching PDF
Vasantha Devasiri, Champica Bodinayake 42-44
Behaviour therapy for medical practice PDF
Chandanie G Hewage 45-48
Learning by research PDF
Saman Wimalasundera 49-51
Medical expert witness: persistent challenge unexplored PDF
UCP Perera 52-55

Point of View

Role of Forensic expert in human rights violations PDF
M Vidanapathirana 56

Case Reports

A rare presentation of a comon condition: polymyositis like syndrom in pypoothyroidism PDF
SC Somaratne, W Kodikara Arachchi, Duminda Munidasa 57
Inflammatory pseudotumour of the testis PDF
Ajith Lamahewage, NG Ranawaka, Nalitha N Wijesundere 58
Laparoscopic case series PDF
KB Galketiya, SS Edirimuni 59-60
Bowel endometriosis: case report PDF
Ajith Lamahewage, JPM Kumarasinghe, NG Ranawaka 60-61
Low rectal carcinoma with liver metastasis PDF
HCM Hettiarachchi, KB Galketiya, SS Edirimuni 61-62
Neuropathic bladder and its sequelae: a management challenge to the Paediatrician PDF
RMS Perera, Lokuarachchi Sandya 63-64
A patient with generalised warty lesions PDF
SP Dissanayake, JDVC Lekamwasam, R De Silva, ES De Silva, AS Badurdeen 64-66
Elderly man with confusion: the unexpected PDF
Anver Sadath, JDVC Lekamwasam, ES De Silva, SP Dissanayaka 66-67
Lippes loop in the retroperitoneal space PDF
Anuruddha M Abeygunasekera, Kapila Vithanarachchi, Ruwan Jayasinghe, Tushara Chamintha 67-68
A young lady with MELAS syndrome: a sporadic case PDF
K Ajantha, MSG De Silva 68-70
Type I polyglandular syndrome patient presenting with metabolic encephalopathy PDF
NP Premawardana, KD Pathirana 70-72
Small cell carcinoma of the oesophagus: a rare and aggressive tumour PDF
CTR Kasturi, MB Smarawickrama, BL Perera, PK Ravindran, AHMP Anuraddha 73-74
A man with a spare bladder - large acquired urethral diverticulum PDF
RAY Rupasinghe, S Sudheshan, ND Perera 74-76
An unusual presentation of multiple haemangiomas of the liver PDF
Niroshan Amarasiri, S Lokaurachchi 76-77
Aneurysm of the left common iliac artery PDF
KB Galketiya, SS Edirimuni, TIMH Walgamage 77-78
A rare case of multiple hereditary exostoses with spinal cord compression PDF
Susima Pallemulla, Sujeewa Amarasena, Saman Wadanamby 78-80


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