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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…
Gift Mulima, Javeria S. Qureshi, Carol Shores, Salim Tamimi, Helena Klackenberg, Åke Andrén-Sandberg
Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a medical emergency. Timely and appropriate treatment can be lifesaving. Where medical equipment and supplies are inadequate, management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is challenging. Methods: A retros…
Khalid Al Khalifa, Fatima AlSaad, Budoor Al Musaifer, Anwar Al-Mansoor, Ahmed Al Ansari, 1 1, 1 1
Longitudinal sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become an acceptable option in the management of morbidly obese patients. Complications in the form of pouch dilatation may occur in post-sleeve surgery. However, revision sleeve gastrectomy procedures are effective i…
Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, Issam Yazough, Amal Bennani, KarimIbn Majdoub, Imane Toughrai, Said Ait Laalim, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Laila Chbani, Khalid Mazaz, Khalid Ait Taleb
Exocrine pancreatic tumors are dominated by adenocarcinomas that have a poor prognosis. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the pancreas is rare. We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas in a 75-year-old patient admitted to the emergency ward with a…
Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, Mehdi Benkoukous, Abdoul Aliou Zabeirou Oudou, KarimIbn Majdoub, Imane Toughrai, Said AitLaalim, Khalid Mazaz
Malignant tumors of the appendix are rare. They are present in 0.1% to 0.5% of appendectomy specimens: confirmed upon histological analysis. Mixed tumors in the appendix are exceptional. We report a mixed mucinous cystadenoma with a moderately differentiated…
Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, Salima Rezzouk, Ibrahima Berete, KarimIbn Majdoub, Imane Toughrai, Said Ait Laalim, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Mohammed Chaoui El Faiz, Khalid Mazaz, Khalid Ait Taleb
Necrotizing fasciitis is an infection of the skin and deep subcutaneous tissue. It is caused by bacteria (group A streptococcus), but may also be idiopathic ora secondary complication of surgery. We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall…
Armin Kolb, Elena Steidele, Craig Matthews, Johannes Merk, Karl-Heinz Orend, Bernd Mühling
Objective: Increased numbers of removed lymph nodes (LN) are resulting in more accurate staging of the patient (Will-Rogers-Phenomenon). This study evaluates dependence of lymph node sample size to 1) Will-Rogers-Phenomenom, 2) influence of sample size on ove…
Mario Martinotti, Valerio Ranieri, Elena Iiritano, Teresa Staiano, Roberto Dusi, Ernesto Laterza, Federico Buffoli
Introduction : Low colorectal and colo-anal anastomosis leakage after anterior resection of rectum occurs in up to 24% of cases. Leak is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in postoperative period and can result in a permanent stoma in up to 25% of case…
Cédric Bouts, Kurt Van der Speeten
Aim: Presacral lesions are uncommon and represent a diagnostic and surgical challenge. The aim of this study is to present our experience with Kraske’s transsacral resection and to review current literature. Methods: Seven patients who had a transsacral resec…
Daniel Vasilev Kostov, Georgi Leonidov Kobakov, Daniel Veselov Yankov, Kiril Georgiev Kirov
Background: Pancreatic anastomotic leakаgе is one of the most serious complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). The most significant riskfactors for pancreatic leakage are pancreatic texture, main pancreatic duct (MPD) size and anastomotic techniq…
Jean H. D. Fasel, Jörg Beinemann, Karl Schaller, Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Background: Three-dimensional printing (3DP) technologies are a trendsetting topic, also in the field of surgery. Preoperative planning for maxillofacial and neurological surgery, for instance, increasingly involves skull models obtained by 3DP. However, the…
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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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