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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…
Koniba Keita, Sidiki Keita, Oulematou Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Diarra, Fodé Mory Keita, Boubacar Kone, Lassina Traoré, Salia Coulibaly, Amadou Traoré, Assitan Kone, Amadou Kassogué, Issa Traoré, Oumou Traoré, Ismael Konaré, Daouda Diallo, Drissa Traoré, Bacary T. Dembélé
Fournier’s syndrome is a poly microbial necrotizing fasciitis, of severe evolution of the perineum and external genitals. Objectives: We report the experience of the service in the management of Fournier gangrene of the external genital organs by inguinal fla…
Moro Sidibe, Abdoulaye Napo, Adama Dembele, Oumar Diallo, Djonnyjonas Dembele, Mamadou Adama Togo, Kadiatou Ba Koita, Ibrahima Conare, Abdoulaye Nouhoum Coulibaly, Vonor Kokou Benjamin, Moussa Diassana, Jeannette Traore, Fatoumata N’diaye
We report a case of a unilateral conjunctival neoformation in a 44-year-old female melanoderma subject. It was a conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma (CSC). The risk factor was exposure to sunlight and dust. No HIV or HPV infection was found. The treatment co…
Savom Eric Patrick, Bang Guy Aristide, Biwole Biwole Daniel, Bitang A. Mafok Louis Joss, Bwelle Motto Georges Roger, Ekani Boukar Mahamat Yannick, Ngo Nonga Bernadette, Essomba Arthur
Introduction: Abdominal trauma is a major public health concern. Their management is controversial and difficult. Operative indications are not codified in all situations. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive cross- sectional study over a period of 5…
Luis Daniel Betancourt Martínez, Alberto Manuel González Chávez, Mario Andrés González Chávez, Jiroyoshi Enrique Muneta Kishigami, Abraham Samra Saad
It is estimated that between 0.3% - 0.5% of patients with cholelithiasis have biliary ileus, of this small proportion, only between 1 % - 3% is complicated by the syndrome described in 1896 by Leon Bouveret. Bouveret syndrome refers to the obstruction of the…
Sheikh Firoj Kabir, Debasish Das, Kazi Zana Alam, Mahbub Murshed, Din Mohammad
Introduction: Hemorrhoids, more commonly known as piles, are swollen veins, similar to varicose veins in the lower rectum. Hemorrhoids can develop both inside and outside the rectum, and oftentimes, the cause of hemorrhoids remains unknown. This is an extreme…
Traoré Amadou, Konaté Madiassa, Diarra Abdoulaye, Tounkara Idrissa, Saye Zakari, Doumbia Arouna, Bah Amadou, Sidibé Boubacar Yoro, Maïga Amadou, Koné Tani, Thiam Souleymane, Karembé Boubacar, Kelly Bouréima, Traoré Kadia, Kéita Koniba, Bouaré Yacouba, Koné Assitan, Diakité Ibrahim, Diakité Ibrahim, Dembélé Bakary Tientigui, Traoré Alhassane, Togo Adégné
Synchronous transverse and sigmoid colon volvulus are very rare. We report the case of a 23-year-old man who underwent emergency surgery for sigmoid colon volvulus. An intraoperative finding of transverse colon volvulus associated with sigmoid colon volvulus…
Juliano Mendes de Souza, Henrique Lechinski Rodrigues, Jean Borges Curimbaba, Daniele Bruch
Hyperhidrosis is a condition resulting from a systemic sympathetic hyperactivity. The gold standard treatment is the resection or surgical ablation of the paravertebral sympathetic chain: the endoscopic thoracoscopic sympathectomy (ETS). Non-cardiac thoracic…
Koniba Keita, Abdoulaye Diarra, Sidiki Keita, Fodé Mory Keita, Oulematou Coulibaly, Amadou Traoré, Assitan Kone, Salia Coulibaly, Aimé Christophe Dembélé, Oumou Koné, Birama Togola, Daouda Diallo, Boubacar Kone, Drissa Traoré, Bacary T. Dembélé
The simultaneous double volvulus of the transverse colon and sigmoid in the same patient is a rare cause of intestinal occlusion. Two cases were observed in general surgery in Kati. Its clinical symptomatology does not differ from other occlusions as well as…
Koniba Keita, Abdoulaye Diarra, Sidiki Keita, Salia Coulibaly, Oulematou Coulibaly, Amadou Traoré, Assitan Kone, Oumou Koné, Fodé Mory Keita, Daouda Diallo, Boubacar Kone, Drissa Traoré, Bacary T. Dembélé
Ileal perforation of typhus origin is a common and serious complication of typhoid fever in tropical environments. It is one of the main causes of morbidity in surgery in Mali. However, it would be preventable if salmonellosis were properly managed upstream,…
Manas Kumar Dube, Jeffrey Wu, Rishabha Deva Sharma, Yvonne Chang, Kishore Makam
Background and Aims: Pectoral nerve blocks gained increasing recognition for adequate postoperative pain relief following breast surgery. Traditionally, anaesthetist administered preoperatively under ultrasound guidance, which added significantly to the total…
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