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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…
Kazuhide Matsunaga, Akifumi Enomoto, Takeshi Shimoide, Sanae Iwasaki, Takao Mukai, Noritaka Isogai, Suguru Hamada
We managed four patients who had neoplastic, posttraumatic, atrophic and postoperative lip deformity, respectively. Case 1: The patient had a hemangioma (17 × 14 mm) confined to the vermilion part of the lower lip. We performed the wedge excision of the tumor…
Montcho Adrien Hodonou, Bio Tamou-Sambo, Salako Alexandre Allode, Roméo Romaric Gbédolo, Djifid Morel Séto, Sélomé Romaric Tobomé, Moïse Francis Dossou, Dodji Emile Mensah
Introduction: Diagnostic wanderings of acute appendicitis are responsible for serious complications or abusive appendectomies. Existing Clinico-biological scores are efficient. Objective: To determine the diagnostic efficiency of François’ score in acu…
Montcho Adrien Hodonou, Bio Tamou-Sambo, Isidore Gandoho, Djifid Morel Séto, Salako Alexandre Allode
Transanal intestinal evisceration is an extremely rare and dramatic digestive surgical emergency. The cases reported in the literature are few and concern much more elderly patients. We report the case of a 3-year-old boy admitted in very general poor conditi…
Singh Ratish, Zeng-Xin Gao, Hirachan Mangal Prasad, Zhang Pei, Dangol Bijendra
Lumbar Disc Herniation and Lumbar Spine Stenosis are the most common spine diseases which are mainly due to age related Spine degeneration. Diagnosis of both Lumbar Disc Herniation and Lumbar Spine Stenosis depends on clinical findings as well as radiological…
Waleed Elnahas, Omar Hamdy, Khaled Abdel Wahab, Sameh Roshdy, Sara Raafat, Mohamed Hafez, Omar Farouk, Mohamed Elmetwally
Purpose: Most important factor affecting prognosis of breast cancer is axillary nodal involvement. Several studies evaluated the accuracy of Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients post neoadjuvant chemotherapy. In this study, we will examine acc…
Juliana Benthien Cavichiolo, Sérgio Bernardo Tenório, Elise Zimmermann, Fabiano Bleggi Gavazzoni, Rodrigo Guimarães Pereira, Elmar Fugmann
Introduction: Medical literature shows consistent data on the use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of drooling, especially in patients with neurological disorder. However, any trial evaluated the reduction of sialorrhea through laryngotracheoscopy. Object…
Katharine E. Caldwell, Ross M. Clark, Brittany B. Coffman, Jacquelyn S. Brandenburg, Thomas R. Howdieshell
Background: Despite increasing survival following damage control laparotomy and open abdomen technique, little is known about the biology of visceral skin graft revascularization and separation from peritoneal contents. Methods: Following laparotomy for traum…
Traoré Youssouf, Kanté Ibrahim, Sima Mamadou, Ongoiba Ibrahima, Coulibaly Ahmadou, Dicko Birama, Bocoum Amadou, Kodio Souma, Théra Tiounkani, Téguété Ibrahima, Traoré Mamadou
Intra uterine device migration is a relatively rare event. The migration of the IUD in the surrounded viscera can be managed by endoscopy approach. Objectives: We reported our experience to determine the epidemiologic characteristics of patients that presente…
Donyarat Reunmarkkaew, Pichit Sittitrai
Introduction: The aim of the study was to compare the feasibility and safety of endoscopic thyroid lobectomy via axillary-breast-shoulder approach (ET via ABS) with a conventional open thyroid lobectomy (OT). Methods: From November 2014 to December 2015, 20 p…
Cyprien Zaré, Hermann Belemlilga, Edgard Ouangre, Maurice Zida, Bakary Gustave Sanon, Drissa Barro, Nassirou Yabre, Si Simon Traore
Surgical acute abdomens represent a significant proportion of surgical emergencies in terms of frequency, morbidity and mortality. The aim of our study was to describe the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of acute surgical abd…
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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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