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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…
Fatogoma Issa Koné, Siaka Soumaoro, Naouma Cissé, N’faly Konaté, Kassim Diarra, Djibril Samaké, Kadidiatou Singaré, Kadidiatou Singaré, Boubacary Guindo, Samba Karim Timbo, Mohamed Amadou Keita
Objectives: We report two types of anatomical variations of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in two patients. Through these two patients we wanted to highlight our surgical approach of the recurrent nerve in an unusual position and to describe the surgical impli…
Ping Huang, Hao Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhang, Wen Lv, Zheng Fan
Objective: To study the therapeutic effect of Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) with a nitinol fully covered self-expandable metal stent in patients with malignant obstructive jaundice when endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (…
Garri Tchartchian, Harald Krentel, Bernd Bojahr, Rudy L. De Wilde
Objectives. Common symptoms of adenomyosis include pain and bleeding disorders and can severely impact a patient’s quality of life. Few studies report on the impact of hysteroscopy procedures on improving these symptoms. This study evaluates the effect of lap…
Soumaïla Keita, Madiassa Konate, Mamadi Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Kante, Traoré Amadou, Diarra Mamadou Salia, Marius Sanou, Aboubacar Sidiki Sangare, Lamine Soumare, Sekou Koumare, Oumar Sacko, Brahima Dicko, D. Kanikomo, Zimogo Zié Sanogo
Objectives: To evaluate the quality of the information provided to patients for their consent to be operated laparoscopically in the “A” surgery service of Point “G” University Hospital in Bamako (Mali). Methodology: The study was transversal, descriptive and…
Adjoba Manuela Ehua, Martial Olivier Moulot, Privat Desire Ango, Kouame Soroboua Agbara, Jean- Marie Konan, Ibrahim Traore, Lohourou Franck Grah, Robert Boulleys, Alphamoye Haidara, Paule- Christine Ekobo, Sanni Roumanatou Bankole
Esophageal atresia is an extreme neonatal surgical emergency whose mortality remains high in our country. We report 8 cases collected over 7 years in a tertiary hospital in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The purpose of the study is to identify the elements of…
Atsushi Abe, Kenichi Kurita, Hiroki Hayashi, Masashi Minagawa
Background: Generally, clinicians do not accurately estimate life expec-tancy in terminally ill patients with cancer. Aim: To evaluate the value of the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) for accurately estimating the life expectancy of patients with end-stage…
Shahd Nour, Najam Husain, Naseem Waraich
Background: Umbilical endometriosis, a rare benign condition, is clinically difficult to differentiate from other diseases that result in the formation of an umbilical nodule. It is caused by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue in the umbilicus, which…
Mamadou Alymami Keita, Abdoulaye Kanté, Drissa Ouattara, Bréhima Bengaly, Bréhima Coulibaly, Drissa Traoré, Siaka Diallo, Babou Ba, Djibril Traoré, Mariam Daou, Bakary Keita, Birama Togola, Nouhoum Ongoïba
Purpose: Our purpose was to describe the epidemiological and therapeutic aspects of the vaginal hydroceles. Methodology: It was a forward-looking and descriptive study of Mars 2014 in July, 2017, which realized in the service of general surgery of the Referen…
Jahid Ahmed, Ratbi El Amine, Chad Bouziane
Diffuse lipomatosis of thyroid gland is very rare disease, characterized by diffuse proliferation of adipose tissue in the thyroid gland, the pathophysiology of adipose tissue infiltration in the thyroid gland remains unknown. We report a case of a 55-year-ol…
Abdoulaye Kanté, Mamadou Alymami Keita, Idrissa Tounkara, Bréhima Bengaly, Bréhima Coulibaly, Siaka Diallo, Drissa Ouattara, Babou Ba, Drissa Traoré, Souleymane Sanogo, Djibril Traoré, MoustaphaIssa Magané, Mariam Daou, Bakary Keita, Birama Togola, Nouhoum Ongoïba
The objective was to study epidemiological and therapeutic aspects of the inguinal hernia according to the technique of Shouldice. Methodology: we realized a retrospective study, concerning the patients operated for inguinal hernia according to the technique…
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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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