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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…
Idrissa Tounkara, Abdoulaye Diarra, Amadou Traore, Boubacar Karembe, Sayon Diakite, Konimba Keita, Oumar Ongoiba, Madiassa Konate, Seydou Sangare, Bakary Coulibaly, Bakary Tientigui Dembele, Adegne Togo
We conducted a prospective descriptive study from January 1 to December 31, 2018 with the objectives of determining the frequency of digestive surgical emergencies, describing the clinical and para-clinical aspects of the management of digestive surgical emer…
Idrissa Tounkara, Boubacar Karembe, Sayon Diakite, Abdoulaye Diarra, Amadou Traore, Konimba Keita, Oumar Ongoiba, Madiassa Konate, Moussa L. Coulibaly, Bakary Coulibaly, Bakary Tientigui Dembele, Adegne Togo
This was a prospective study from January 2019 to December 2019 in the reference health center of municipality II of the Bamako district. During this period, we operated on 73 patients for acute appendicitis, including 51 men and 22 women, for a sex ratio of…
Zhengwen Xu, Fugen Li, Meng Sun, Chuan Qian, Wenjun Luo, Xiaorong Zhu
Objective : To investigate the causes and preventive measures of pelvic floor peritoneal hernia after transabdominal perineal radical resection of rectal cancer . Patients and Methods : A 68-year-old patient with progressive exacerbation of Miles’ postoperati…
Luis G. Fernandez, Mohamed I. Abdelgawad, Mahmoud Omar, Marc R. Mathews, Scott H. Norwood, Alan D. Cook, Rebecca Swindall, Carly Wadle
Background: Scleroderma is a complex immune-mediated rheumatic disease that is characterized by fibrosis of the skin, internal organs, and vasculopathy. Extensive fibrosis, especially in the limited compartment, has been reported to induce acute compartment s…
Samantha A. Delapena, Luis G. Fernandez, Devin O’Connor, Katharine A. Dishner, Marc R. Matthews
A p hysiologic amputation is an important option for the critically ill patient who has irreversible limb disease with necrotic wounds but who would have a low probability of surviving a standard open amputation, without effective preoperative resuscitation,…
Mohannad Eledreesi, Mohammed Alrayas, Ayman Aledreesi, Nawaf Alharthi, Youssef Alishi, Hussam Adi, Abdullah Alzharani, Turki Alhawiti
Introduction : Sleeve gastrectomy was first defined in 1990 as a part of the duodenal switch procedure with the formation of a narrow stomach tube along the small curvature of the stomach. Later, researchers proposed that Laparoscopic leave gastrectomy (LSG)…
Guy Aristide Bang, Georges Bwele Motto, Marie Ange Ngo Yamben, Christel Teddy Chappi, Joseph Cyrille Chopkeng, Daniel Biwole Biwole, Bernadette Ngo Nonga
Background :</b> Traumatic ruptures of the diaphragm (TRD) are serious lesions that are often part of polytrauma. They pose a real diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in a disadvantaged environment such as ours. <b> Methods :</b> We conducted a descriptive o…
Guy Aristide Bang, Goura a Goura, Joseph Cyrille Chopkeng, Eric Patrick Savom, Yanick Mahamat Ekani Boukar, Daniel Biwole Biwole, Amanda Missi, Bernadette Ngo Nonga
Background : Data on emergency digestive oncology surgery are limited in Cameroon. The aim of this work was to give the short-term results of emergency digestive carcinological surgery in our context. Patients and Methods : We conducted a descriptive and anal…
Madiassa Konate, Amadou Traore, Moussa Samake, Abdoulaye Diarra, Idrissa Tounkara Boubacar Karembé, Amadou Bah, Boubacar Yoro Sidibé, Tany Koné, Amadou Maiga, Zakari Saye, Sana Kouriba, Arouna Doumbia, Ibrahim Diakite, Bakary T. Dembelé, Alhassane Traore, Lassana Kante, Adegné Togo
Introduction: Stomach cancer is a malignant tumor developed at the expense of the gastric wall. Gastric cancer is a common cancer occupying the 5th rank of cancers in the world, or 5.7% of all cancers. Purpose: To study epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeuti…
Mohannad Eledreesi, Turki Alhwati, Ahmad Alayed, Amjad Aledreesi, Yousif Alawi
Background: Appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies requiring an appendectomy, with a life-time risk of 6%. The overall mortality rate for open appendectomy (OA) is around 0.3% and morbidity is about 11%. Objective: To compare laparoscopic…
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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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