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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…
Juliano Mendes de Souza, Nicholas Galat Ahumada, Hipolito Carraro Junior
Since the beginning of the pandemic caused by the new Coronavirus (SARS- CoV-2), critically ill patients care has been challenging. It is necessary to perform the best available practice and protect the health team, preserving human resources and rationalizin…
Minqiang Liu, Xiaoshan Li, Huizhi Yu, Bo Xu, Yanjuan Wang, Dong Wei, Zhengfeng Gu, Chunxiao Hu, Jingyu Chen, Qiang Wu
Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an effective adjuvant therapy for cardiopulmonary support during the period of lung transplantation (LTx). However, factors associated with the application of ECMO after LTx remain controversial. The p…
Mahamadou Coulibaly, Drissa Traoré, Bréhima Bengaly, Birama Togola, Drissa Ouattara, Nouhoum Ongoiba
Purpose: To assess the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of acute appendicitis at the Koutiala Reference Health Centre. Methods: This was a prospective study conducted in the general surgery department of the Koutiala Reference Health Centre.…
Corona Figueroa Alejandro Angel, García Rodríguez Francisco Mario, Lorenzo Silva José Manuel, Corona Padilla Alejandro Arnulfo, Mancera Steiner Carlos, González Chávez Alberto Manuel
Squamous cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer with abnormal proliferation of keratinocytes. Its incidence reaches approximately 20% of cases of non-melanoma skin cancer, which has increased in recent decades due to growth in life expectancy, increased sun…
Jessica Liebaert, Harald Rudolf Bliem, Christine Unterrainer, Johann F. Kinzl
Background: In the treatment of morbid obesity bariatric surgery has become the method of choice. Dopamine is the primary modulator of the brain’s reward system and plays an essential role in the regulation of food intake. The role of dopamine is well documen…
Mahamadou Coulibaly, Bréhima Bengaly, Drissa Ouattara, Traoré Drissa, Diallo Siaka, Souleymane Sanogo, Birama Togola, Nouhoum Ongoiba
Aim: To analyze the practice of skin grafting in the surgery department “B” of the CHU of Point “G” in Bamako. Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective and prospective study carried out between 1980 and 2014, covering all patients who underwent a skin g…
Isaac Okyere, Sanjeev Singh, Perditer Okyere, Antwi Kusi, Samuel Gyasi Brenu
We present the case of a 46-year old man with a two-year history of losing his denture presenting with cachexia and a two-month history of dysphagia to both liquids and solids associated with odynophagia. Review at the ENT department where a diagnostic rigid…
Augusto C. A. Tinoco, Matheus P. S. Netto, Renam C. Tinoco, Thammy L. Bastos, Bárbara S. F. Paula, Leonardo El-Kadre Tinoco, Luciana J. El-Kadre
Background: Although laparoscopic gastrectomy is becoming more popular as a curative therapy for gastric cancer, there are concerns about its oncological adequacy. We have compared the outcomes of laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) and laparoscopic subtotal…
Takanori Ayabe, Masaki Tomita, Ryo Maeda, Koichiro Ochiai, Tomoka Hamahiro, Kunihide Nakamura
Background: A dual bronchodilator, long-acting anticholine drugs (glycopyrronium, LAMA) and the long running β - 2 stimulant (indacaterol, LABA), are effective for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To evaluate the effectiveness of…
Yogesh S. Salphale, Nitin Kimmatkar, Hrishikesh R. Badve
Amongst the many known techniques used for the management of fractures of the patella, the tension band wire fixation is a reliable treatment modality and has given consistently good results. In transverse patellar fractures, a combination of cerclage wiring…
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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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