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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…
Aram Baram, Fahmi H. Kakamad, Warzer F. Shali, Rebwar Sayed-Nouri, 1 1
Background: Vascular injury presents a great challenge to the trauma and vascular surgeons because it needs urgent diagnosis and intervention. Aims: Prospective cohort study is to determine management and outcome of peripheral vascular injuries in a tertiary…
Hidekazu Aoyagi, Shin-ichi Iwasaki, Tomoichirou Asami
Background: The suitability of micro-computed tomography (CT) for soft tissue applications has been well documented. Although the application of micro-CT to the three dimensional (3D) structure of the tongue muscle has been reported, a 3D rendering and/or a s…
Abraham Chavarín, Laureano Molins, Jose M. Mier, Juan J. Fibla, Cristina Izquierdo-Vidal, Cristina Simon, Angela Guirao, Jorge Hernandez
Objective: To determine if lung ultrasound semiology is applicable to the post-surgical hemithorax, and its value in the evaluation of lung expansion in the postoperative period when paired with the use of digital chest drain systems. Methods: Prospective obs…
V. Simonelli, G. Orlando, A. Zolotas, C. Arendt, L. Arru, V. Poulain, J. S. Azagra, M. Goergen
Background: Obesity is nowadays a major health concern in Western countries and the number of bariatric surgical procedures being performed worldwide is vertiginously rising. The Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) has become the gold standard baria…
Vlad V. Simianu, Jonathan G. Sham, Andrew S. Wright, Skye D. Stewart, Mouhamad Alloosh, Michael Sturek, David E. Cummings, David R. Flum, 1 1
Background: The impact of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on type 2 diabetes mellitus is thought to result from upper and/or lower gut hormone alterations. Evidence supporting these mechan isms is incomplete, in part because of limitations in relevant bariatr…
Wasudeo Gadegone, Yogesh Salphale, Vijayanand Lokhande
A study was performed in adults to determine the efficacy of closed reduction and intramedullary nailing in dynamic mode on union, implant failure and incidence of malalignment in patients who sustained an extra-articular fracture of the distal tibia. Methods…
S. Togo, M. A. Ouattara, I. Sankaré, S. Yéna, N. Diani, A. M. Camara
The pulmonary artery dissection (PAD) is a rare and life-threatening event, usually secondary to a chronic pulmonary artery hypertension. We report the case of pulmonary artery dissection undergoing medical treatment by conservative management, discovered by…
Smita Anand, Nimmi Rani, 1 1
Although cataract surgery in posterior polar cataract is associated with posterior capsular rent and nucleus drop, by taking precautions the rate of complication can be decreased. The aim of this article is to review the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical featu…
El Mahdi Benkoukous, Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, Hicham El Bouhadoutti, Said Ait Laalim, Abdelmalek Oussaden, Khalid Mazaz, Khalid Ait Taleb
Hepatic hydatid cyst is a rare parasitic affection which constitutes a major health problem in countries endemic to hydatidosis. Rupture of hydatid cyst into gallbladder is an exceptional complication first described in 1952 by Atlas and Kamenear. We report t…
El Mahdi Benkoukous, Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, Zacharia Traore, El Bachir Benjelloun, Saeed Abdul-Razak, Kassim Sidibe, Youssef Lamrani, Abdelmalek Oussaden, Khalid Mazaz, Khalid Ait Taleb
Cystic dilatation of the common bile duct constitutes a rare congenital malformation prevalent in people of Asian origin with a female predominance. Its classification follows that of Todani. The commonest form, found in 80% of cases, is type I. Common bile d…
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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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