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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…
Zeeshan Ahmed, Najam Husain, Shahd Nour, Sook Han Yee
Introduction : Management of wounds is one of the commonest, often quite challenging as well, in surgical practice. Dressing is an essential component of wound management. Given its importance in achieving wound healing and its complications, methods of dress…
Al-Bahloly M. Abdulhadi, Al-Bahlooli Saeed Hadi, Mehras Obad Amattalkhaleq, Kamal Bahakim
The presence of ovaries and fallopian tubes in the sac of female inguinal hernia is rare especially in childhood. However, complete herniation of the uterus side by side with ovaries and tubes constitutes extreme rarity. We herein present a 6-years old female…
M. P. Vettath, A. V. Kannan, M. Ashish, N. Sajith
Saphenous vein graft (SVG) bypass of the renal artery from the aorta has been well documented, though bypass of the internal iliac artery to the individual renal arteries is not yet described. We herewith present a case of early TRAS detected 6 hours after a…
Mateus Guimarães Massimo, Anna Paula Auada Kopaz, Neil Ferreira Novo, Willy Marcus França, 1 1
Introduction : Gastroschisis ( G ) is a congenital defect of the abdominal walls through which intestinal herniation and permanent exposure to amniotic liquid (AL) and its components are developed at the end of gestation. G affects mostly fetuses from young m…
Ricardo Purchio Galletti, Vinicius Oliveira Fernandes, Neil Ferreira Novo, Willy Marcus França
Introduction : Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most frequent surgical condition of the abdomen during childhood. Its clinical presentation in children under 5 may be atypical and thus causes a delay in diagnosis, which often leads to complications such as perf…
A. Maïga, I. Diakité, A. Bah, T. Bathio, B. Diassana, A. B. Diallo, A. A. Traoré, M. Diallo, B. T. Dembélé, Y. Sidibé, O. H. Saadé, M. Kanté, M. Konaté, S. Dembélé, M. Samaké, A. Togo, A. Traoré, G. Diallo
Liposarcoma is a particular form of soft tissue sarcoma. First described by Virchow in 1860, liposarcoma is a rare mesenchymal tumor [1] . It represents 14% to 18% of all malignant tumors of the soft tissues and constitutes the most frequent soft tissue sarco…
Richard Moufarrege, 1 1, Mohammed El Mehdi El Yamani, Laura Barriault, Ahmed Amine Alaoui
Traditional reduction mammoplasties have the simple concern to guarantee the survival of the nipple areola complex after surgery. Little has been done to take care of essential functions in the nipple, especially the erogenous sensation. We have conducted a r…
Showkat Ahmad Mir, Rauf Ahmad Wani, Yaqoob Hassan, Fazl Q. Parray, Nisar Ahmad Chowdri
Background : Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is the commonly diagnosed disease in the emergency department. The diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction varies among institutions. The role of laparoscopy in the management of small bowel obstruction i…
Alexander Oti Acheampong, Merley Newman-Nartey, Solomon Obiri-Yeboah, Jonathan Mensah, Ama Amuasi, Daniel Sabbah, Jonathan Olesu, Elijah Ebenezer Asamoah, Robert Nii Lamy Larmie, Peter Donkor
Background : Motorcycle related injuries have become a major public health problem because the increased use of motorcycles has been accompanied with a corresponding increase of road traffic accidents. Objective : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the…
Umer Mushtaq, Ishfaq Ahmad Gilkar, Javid Ahmad Peer, Shaukat Jeelani, Asgar Aziz, Farzanah Nowreen, Yaser Hussain Wani, Yaqoob Hassan, Drjavidahmad Peer
Introduction : Incisional hernias frequently complicate abdominal surgeries with a varied incidence as reported to be 2% - 20%. The risk factors of development of incisional hernias include immunocompromised state, diabetes mellitus, smoking, obesity, wound i…
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