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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…
Murielle Etiennette Julie Note Madzele, Didace Massamba Miabaou, Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, Moïse Service Yanguedet, Noé Henschel Motoula Latou, Prude Pertinie Avala, Giresse Bienvenu Tsouassa Wa Ngono, Meddi Bhodého Monwongui, Carmich Nzaka Moukala
Introduction: Recurrent sigmoid volvulus is a medical and surgical emergency. It is the recurrence of a twisting of the sigmoid loop around its mesenteric axis initiating an occlusion by strangulation. The risk factors of colonic volvulus are: a dolichosigmoi…
Saint Luc Mungina Sedou, Charlène Tshitala, Jean-François Dumez, Issifou Moumouni, Kevin Ndangi, Kibadi Kapay
Introduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome is a more common form of upper limb canal syndrome, resulting from compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel, but is particularly troublesome. Medical treatment is often unsuccessful, and surgical treatment usua…
Xinming Yang, Xuyang Zhang, Yongli Jia, Yanlin Yin, Peinan Zhang, Xingchong Du, Yeming Wang, Chen Chen
Objective : To explore the feasibility and clinical significance of surgical approach selection for cervical spine injury guided by SLIC scoring system. Methods : The clinical data of 75 patients with lower cervical injury surgery from January 2020 to Novembe…
Marcel Sincari, Alfredo Carvalho, André Nunes, Mark Daniel Sincari
The management of symptomatic lumbar synovial cysts is still a challenge and a matter of debate with no existing strong consensus. There are different treatment techniques and strategies, the most debated matter is to fuse or not t o fuse, efficiency of less…
Saint Luc Mungina Sedou, Charlène Tshitala, Hocine Benyahia, Kadinekene Kapuku, Kibadi Kapay
Introduction : Olecranon fractures represent approximately 10% of uppe r limb fractures, orthopedic treatment is often doomed to failure and surgical treatment consists of fixing the fracture sites. Patients and Methods : This study retrospectively analyzed 1…
Carrillo-Pinto Laura, Cruz-Méndez Adriana, Ucán-Gamboa Dioney, Flores-López Alejandro, Gutiérrez-Palma Ximena
Soft tissue sarcomas represent only 1% of all adult cancers; myxofibrosarco ma is the most common type that arises in adult extremities, particularly lower limbs (77%), other less common locations are the trunk (12%) and neck (3%). Usually presenting as a pai…
Fatamah Kahtani, Abdulaziz Alamoudi, Amal Alosaimi, Ayman Kurdi, Ziyad Saifaddin, Zaher Mikwar, Galia Jadkarim
Introduction : Breast cancer is the number one malignancy affecting females in Saudi Arabia with a prevalence of 22.4%. Breast cancer incidence increases annually due to the aid of established screening programs, leading to the discovery of breast cancer in i…
Cheickna Tounkara, Yacouba Fane, Oumar Amadou Malle, Siaka Diarra, Modibo Sanogo, Modibo Togola, Bakary Keita, Hamidou Samake, Bakary Tientigui Dembele, Alhassane Traore, Adégné Pierre Togo, Lassana Kante, Zimogo Zié Sanogo, Djibril Sangare
Digestive surgical emergencies concern all patients admitted urgently and for whom a decision for surgical intervention may be necessary within 24 hours. They are on guard duty day and night. To carry out this work we have set ourselves the following objectiv…
Cheickna Tounkara, Hamidou Samake, Daye Kaloga Bagayoko, Barthélémy Poudiougou, Modibo Togola, Sékou Koumare, Bakary Tientigui Dembele, Alhassane Traore, Pierre Adégné Togo, Lassana Kante, Zimogo Zié Sanogo
Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency. This work is a prospective study from January 2012 to December to analyze the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of acute appendicitis in the Cs ref of commune I of the distric…
Cheickna Tounkara, Oumar Amadou Malle, Modibo Togola, Hamidou Samake, Lamine Soumare, Sékou Koumare, Zimogo Zié Sanogo, Djibril Sangare
Acute generalized peritonitis is an acute inflammation of the peritoneum. It is most often secondary to perforation of the digestive organ and/or the spread of an intra-abdominal septic focus. The absence of a study on peritonitis in a reference health center…
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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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