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Surgical Science is a peer reviewed international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in surgery. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and to promote study, research and improvement within its various specialties. All manuscripts submitted to SS must be previously unpu…
Mandana Sigaroudinia, David Bowden, Deb Maitra, Graham Cawdell
Small bowel evisceration through the vagina is a rare condition, which tends to affect post-menopausal women who have undergone vaginal hysterectomy. It is a surgical emergency with a favourable outcome if diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion. Delay in d…
Tezcan Akin, Merve Akin, Serdar Topaloğlu, Hüseyin Berkem, Bülent Yüksel, Süleyman Hengirmen, Yiğit Yildiz, Mesut Tez
Objective: We aimed to identify the ratio of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) and also the validity of the National Nosocomial Infection Survellance (NNIS) and Study on the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control (SENIC) risk indexes in colorectal surgery, amon…
Guowang Liu, Kecheng Tang, Qian Li, Guiyu Yuan, Wukui Cao, Wei Lu
[Aim] To investigate the action of cytokines in patients with chronic liver failure and to explore the roles of cytokines in chronic liver failure. [Methods] Thirty-one patients with chronic liver failure admitted from May 2006 to November 2009 were included.…
Ebru Demiralay, Cem Çomunoğlu, Handan Özdemir, Ramazan Yavuz Akman
Mixed epithelial and stromal tumor of the kidney (MESTK) is a recently described rare neoplasm. Malignant transformation, recurrence and metastasis are rare, therefore histopathological distinction from other renal neoplasms, especially from renal cell carcin…
Jenifer Heckman, Agnes Witkiewicz, Adam C. Berger
Synovial sarcomas are rare tumors which most often present in the distal extremities of young adults and children. There are unique clinicopathologic features of this tumor which lend themselves to multidiscipli- nary treatment and translational research. We…
Yoshifumi Ikeda
Introduction: The surgical management of lateral lymph nodes in differentiated thyroid carcinoma is controversies. Therefore, we analyzed whether sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) biopsy of the first draining nodes in the jugulo-carotid chain is an accurate techniqu…
Spyridon Miliaras, Dimosthenis Miliaras
Angiomyolipoma is a benign tumor most commonly arising in the kidney. Very few cases have been reported to be located in the small intestine. Here we report the first case located in the jejunum in a patient who was diagnosed with a colonic adenocarcinoma. In…
Shinji Osada, Hisashi Imai, Yoshiyuki Sasaki, Itaru Yasufuku, Ryuichi Asai, Yoshihisa Tokumaru, Takuji Sakuratani, Kazuhiro Yoshida
Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) has been performed commonly, but the occurrence of pancreatic fistula (PF) is a critical trigger of complications, which are potentially life threatening, and is also associated with markedly prolonged hospitalization. Many techniqu…
Iyore A. James, Stephen Druhan, Donna A. Caniano, Gail E. Besner
Purpose: To determine whether the presence and/or location of an appendicolith can predict failure of initial non-operative management in children with ruptured appendicitis. Methods: A retrospective chart review of pediatric patients presenting with ruptured…
Anil Kumar Sarda, Shweta Aggarwal Bhalla, Durgatosh Pandey, Shyama Jain
Increased intra-epididymal pressure due to obstruction causes a breach in the epididymal lining exposing the highly antigenic sperms to the interstitium. When the exposure is small and intermittent, it is likely to induce a local humoral response which may af…
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Surgical Science is a peer reviewed international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in surgery. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and to promote study, research and improvement within its various specialties. All manuscripts submitted to SS must be previously unpu… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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