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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…
Maïga Amadou, Diakité Ibrahima, Bah Amadou, Diallo Aly Boubacar, Traoré Bathio, Moussa Diassana, Sidibé Boubacar Yoro, Koné Tani, Doumbia Arouna Adama, Traoré Amadou, Saye Zakari, Saadé Oumou Hélène, Kanté Lassana, Konaté Madiassa, Dembélé Souleymane, Samaké Moussa, Dembélé Bakary Tientigui, Traoré Alhassane, Togo Adégné
The appendicular peritonitis is complications of acute appendicitis which are characterized by the diffusion of the infectious process to the peritoneal cavity thus carr ying out a generalized or located purulent peritonitis. It can appear from the start or f…
Stephanie Y. Ohara, Samantha A. Delapena, William H. Tettelbach, Lora Whooley, Sean F. O’Keefe, Marc R. Matthews, 1 1
Human placental allografts are the latest treatment modalities for diabetic ulcers, chronic wounds, limbs, and tendons for healing cascade and promoting granulation tissue coverage. Purion <sup>®</sup> processed dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane all…
Sharjeel Israr, Christopher R. Mellon, Hayley J. Springs, Asia N. Quan, Marc R. Matthews
Enzalutamide is a hormonal therapy that blocks the action of androgens, such as testosterone in the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) overlap and are part of an adve…
Rani A. Al-Sairafi, Sameer A. Softa, Aisha E. Ahmed, Elbagir A. Elfaki
The basic aims of medical schools are to graduate doctors to be competent in eliciting physical signs across all body systems. Deficiency in the clinical examination skills of female surgical residents of the male groin hernia and genitalia has not been explo…
José Luis Calderón, Sandra Danahe Díaz, Luis Miguel Zamora
Spigelian Hernia (SH) is an uncommon anterior abdominal wall defect, it represents 0.1% - 2% of all abdominal wall hernias. SHs have been traditionally repaired by open technique, but laparoscopic approaches are becoming more common and widely described in th…
Amadou Maïga, Amadou Bah, Ibrahim Diakité, Zakari Saye, Boubacar Y. Sidibé, Bathio Traoré, Moussa Diassana, Siaka Konaté, Arouna A. Doumdia, Tani Koné, Aly B. Diallo, Amadou A. Traoré, Mamadou Diallo, Bakary T. Dembélé, Oumou H. Saadé, Moussa Kanté, Madiassa Konaté, Souleymane Dembélé, Moussa Samaké, Moussa Konaté, Lassana Kanté, Alhassane Traoré
Introduction: </b> Giant hernias induce changes which reduce the quality of life of patients and make their surgical management complex. Adequate preoperative preparation of the patient guarantees good postoperative progress. It is necessary to avoid resortin…
Tao Ma, Zhenyu Cui, Shichao Song, Yong Suo, Wenzeng Yang, Jingyang Guo
Obj ective: To investigate the clinical application of robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery on the treatment of large-volume pheochromocytoma. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 31 patients with pheochromocytoma disease admitted to the Department of Urology,…
Georges Bwelle Motto, Guy Aristide Bang, Joseph Cyrille Chopkeng Ngoumfe, Yannick Mahamat Ekani Boukar, Raissa Larissa Kom de Sendjong, Bernadette Ngo Nonga, Maurice Aurélien Sosso
Intr oduction: The installation of a digestive stoma involves changes affecting all aspects of the patients’ lives. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of a digestive stoma on the quality of life of patients operated on at the Yaounde Cent…
Georges Bwelle Motto, Yannick Mahamat Ekani Boukar, Guy Aristide Bang, Joseph Cyrille Chopkeng Ngoumfe, Fabrice Tientcheu Tim, Arthur Essomba, Maurice Aurélien Sosso
Background: Chronic anal fissure is a benign disorder which is associated with considerable discomfort. Aim of the Work: The aim of this study was to compare the post-operative results of open and closed internal lateral sphincterotomies in the short and medi…
Eva Pampín, Fernando López, Francisco Javier Maynar, Rebeca Bastida, Amaya Iturralde
Introduction: The risk of rupture of true renal artery aneurysms is low but when they are bigger than 2 - 2.5 cm it increases significantly, making treatment essential. The need to use alternatives to conventional techniques in order to avoid predictable comp…
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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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