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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…
Mushtaq Chalkoo, Mumtaz-Din Wani, Hilal Makhdoomi, Ankush Banotra, Yassar Arafat, Awhad Mueed, Syed Shakeeb
Meckel’s diverticulum is not commonly encountered surgical entity and presents unique challenges for a pediatric surgeon, as it is prone to varied complications. A 14-year-old boy was admitted with us with a 48-hour history of lower abdominal pain and multipl…
Waleed Elnahas, Ashraf Khater, Mohamed Hamdy, Emadeldeen Hamed, Osama Eldamshety, Mohamed Hegazy
Background: The latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle flap plays an essential role in breast reconstruction after partial mastectomy for cancer because of its stability and versatility. We evaluated both oncologic and aesthetic outcomes in addition to the related comp…
Hilkka H. Peltoniemi, Asko Salmi, Kai Saariniemi, Hannu Kuokkanen, Christian Herold
Objective : Although research increasingly underlines the theoretical importance of adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) for successful fat transplantation, we could not prove this notion in cosmetic breast augmentation. Stem-cell-enriched breast fat transplantat…
Azher Mushtaq, Atif Naeem Raja, Hilal Ahmad Wani, Shaukat A. Jeelani, Nazia Hilal, Ishfaq Ahmed Gilkar
Background: The use of a Pellet gun, a form of s hort gun used for mob control in many conflict zones , has posed a serious challenge to the surgeons in assessing the extent of trauma caused by these pellets. Objectives: To study the role of conventional avai…
Mujahid Ahmad Mir, Farzana Manzoor, Balvinder Singh, Imtiyaz Ahmad Sofi, Abu Zaved Rameez, Sheikh Imran Farooq
Objectives: To identify independent risk factors for abdominal wound dehiscence and develop a risk model to recognize high risk patients. Methods: The sample s studied were patients who underwent midline laparotomy in the department of surgery, SMHS Hospital…
Javier Die Trill, Juan Carlos García, Irene Moreno, Juan Diego Pina, Estela Tobaruela, Jose Barquin, Juan Ocaña, Antonio Rey
Background: Ischiorectal Fossa Tumors are rare and their management has not been protocolized. Patients: We retrospectively review four consecutive cases treated in our department, from January 2015 to July 2015. All of them were discussed in a multidisciplin…
Anand Kumar Yadav, Vivek Bindal, Vinod Kumar Jangra, Zuber Khan, Shahnawaz Ahangar, Vikram Sharanappa, Mukund Khetan, Suviraj John, Sudhir Kalhan, Parveen Bhatia
Hernias are amongst the oldest afflictions of mankind. The tension-free mesh repairs revolutionized and radically changed the whole concept of anatomical tissue repairs. The introduction of mesh, though beneficial, posed a new set of postoperative problems wi…
Akifumi Enomoto, Takeshi Shimoide, Eri Morikage, Kazuhide Matsunaga, Takao Mukai, Takayuki Uchihashi, Suguru Hamada
Open oro-nasal defects resulting after oral tumor resection need structural and functional rehabilitation using dental prostheses. Conventional removable prostheses have usually been indicated and performed for prosthodontics. When the patient has an edentulo…
Billy Ching Leung, Anna De Leo, Roba Khundkar, Nelson Leung, Alistair Reed, Lucy Cogswell
Objectives: The current medical school curriculum offers scant exposure to plastic surgery. Medical students and junior doctors are often inadequately prepared for in-hospital placements which may impact on patient safety and quality of care. We aimed to deli…
Ana De Leo, Billy Ching Leung, Henk Giele, Lucy Cogswell
Extravasation injuries occur in up to 70% of neonates in intensive care, majority being preterm infants. Their fragile and premature anatomy makes prevention and management of extravasation extra difficult compared to those of full-term. With increasing advan…
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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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