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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…
Mehmet Kalender, Ahmet Nihat Baysal, Ata Niyazi Ecevit, Okay Güven Karaca, Mehmet Tasar, Salih Salihi
Aim: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the choice of treatment for prevention of cerebrovascular events in vulnerable patients. In this single-center multi surgeon study, we aimed to evaluate outcomes of neurologically stable patients who underwent CEA after sy…
Medhat El-Laboudy, Ayman M. Samir, Ahmad M. Tawfik, Waleed A. Sorour, Adel M. Tolba
Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of low-level laser therapy in comparison to compression bandage therapy in the treatment of venous ulcers. Subjects & Methods: This study was carried out in the period from March 2013 to March 2014. Th…
Nazife Sefi Yurdakul, Feray Koç
Background: To evaluate ocular complications of strabismus surgery at the Department of Strabismus and Neuroophthalmology in our clinic. Methods: The medical records of patients who underwent strabismus surgery between March 1999 and February 2013 were retros…
Jinwen Zhang, Meng Li, Feng Zhang
Background: To investigate the changes in plasma levels of endothelin (ET), nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin (PGI 2 ) and thromboxane A 2 (TXA 2 ) in patients undergoing abdominal operation. Materials and Methods: Thirty cases of abdominal surgery (14 males, 1…
Sebastián Barber-Millet, Salvador Pous-Serrano, Javier Maupoey-Ibáñez, Marta Trallero-Anoro, Erick Montilla-Navarro, Rosana Palasí-Jiménez
Introduction: Hydatidosis is caused by the larvae of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus . Liver and lung are the most frequent locations. We report a rare case of a primary hydatid disease location in pre-sacral space. Clinic case: A 64-year-old male patient…
Eileen Eggenberger, Samuel Marquez, Thu Doan, David M. Radosevich, Jeffrey G. Chipman, Kaysie L. Banton, Greg J. Beilman
Introduction: Advances in care of the critically ill patient have promoted growth in the number of “chronically critically ill”-patients who survive acute medical crisis only to require weeks of intensive monitoring. This population accounts for a small fract…
Ketan Vagholkar, Suvarna Vagholkar
Introduction: Umbilical hernia in adults poses a challenge to the surgeon. Understanding the anatomical and pathological intricacies of the hernia is pivotal in evolving a good repair. A multitude of repairs have been tried for repair of umbilical hernias. Ho…
Alhassane Traoré, Bakary Tientigui Dembélé, Adégné Togo, Lassana Kanté, Madiassa Konaté, Ibrahima Diakité, Simo Notue Fabienne Laurence, Boubacar Karembé, Abdoulaye Diarra, Amadou Traoré, Mahamane Djibo Diango, Gangaly Diallo
Goal: To study the diagnostic difficulties and post-operative morbidity and mortality of peritonitis. Patients and Methods: Retrospective study about the records of adult patients operated on between 1999 and 2013 whose diagnosis of post-operative peritonitis…
Mohamed Salah Abdelhamid, Solafa Amin Abdelaziz, Sahar Ali Daoud, Ahmed Mohamed Sadat, Ayman Refaat Abdelhaseeb, Tamer Mohamed Nabil, Mohamed Salah Abdelbasset, Hesham Ahmed Nafady, Khaled Ahmed Shawky, Mohamed Hasssen Abdelmoola
HER-2/neu over expression is associated with increased tumor aggressiveness, increased rates of recurrence, and increased mortality in node positive patients. It is amplified and/or over expressed in approximately 30% of female breast cancers. This study was…
Christolyn Raj, John Ruddle, Alice Downey
A 25-week-old neonate was noted to have unilateral corneal edema and buphthalmos at birth following a forceps assisted delivery. Ten days later, examination of the neonate under anesthesia showed a central corneal perforation with a possible retinal detachmen…
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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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