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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…
Joseph Yorke, Pius Agbenorku, Joseph Akpaloo, Charles Appiah, Papa Kwesi Sansomir Fiifi-Yankson, Michael Adinku, Ewura Adjoa Ahenfoa Ben-Crentsil, Dennis Afful-Yorke
Introduction: Tropical pyomyositis refers to bacterial infection that affects skeletal muscles causing single or multiple abscesses filled with pus. Aim: The study seeks to find out the effectiveness in the use of primary closure and vacuum drainage in the tr…
Natalie Swergold, Vijayashree Murthy, Ronald S. Chamberlain
Background: It is estimated that 2240 males in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer (BC) in 2013, resulting in 410 deaths. Overall, male breast cancers (MBCs) are diagnosed with larger tumor size, more frequent lymphatic invasion, and advance…
Vijayashree Murthy, Silvana Nobre, Lauren Sparber, Sarah Schaefer, Elissa Santoro, Janette McDermott, Ronald Chamberlain, Michele Blackwood
Introduction: Multidisciplinary breast conference (BC) that discusses different clinicopathological aspects of disease creates a sound, complete and unique treatment plan for each patient. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of weekly breast tum…
Adel M. Tolba, Mohamed Nasr, Ahmed Abohashem, Mahmoud Abd-Elnaby, Emad S. Ibrahim
A phenomenon known as trapped penis has numerous origins, including injudicious circumcision. Materials and Methods: Surgery for trapped penis with glanular amputation was performed for 5 children. The surgical policy in these cases included complete penile d…
Rohit Bansal, D. P. Singh
Abdominal cocoon is a rare disease of the peritoneum and the rare cause of intestinal obstruction. The etiology of this disease is largely unknown. It primarily affects young adolescent females. We report a case of abdominal cocoon in a 16-year-old girl patie…
Mehmet Zafer Sabuncuoglu, Aylin Sabuncuoglu, Isa Sozen, Gulsum Tozlu, Mehmet Fatih Benzin, Recep Cetin
Purpose: Since the early 1990s, laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the gold standard for cholecystectomy. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is a rapidly evolving field as a bridge between traditional laparoscopic surgery and natural orifice tra…
Pius Agbenorku
Introduction: Lymphedema is a condition of the lymphatic system characterized by tissue swelling of body parts especially the limbs as a result of fluid retention. This debilitating condition may result in morbidity and immobility, incapacitating and causing…
Christine Stroh, Grigorji Nesterov, Rudolf Weiner, Frank Benedix, Christian Knoll, Matthias Pross, Thomas Manger
Background: Since January 12005, the outcomes of bariatric surgeries have been recorded in Germany. All data are registered prospectively in cooperation with the Institute of Quality Assurance in Surgery at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg. Methods: Dat…
Praveen Kumar Vasanthraj, Rajoo Ramachandran, Kumaresh Athiyappan, Anupama Chandrasekharan, Cunnigaiper Dhanasekaran Narayanan
Duplication of gall bladder is a rare congenital anomaly of the hepatobiliary system. It is a very important entity in clinical practice as preoperative diagnosis plays a significant role in the management and to avoid unnecessary bile duct injury during surg…
Petros Hirides, Savas Hirides, Aggelos Margeths, Pericles Chrysoheris, Fotios Antonakopoulos, Konstantinos M. Konstantinidis
Background: Splenic cysts are infrequent findings in everyday medical practice. They are usually associated with nonspecific symptoms and the diagnosis is incidental. In most instances they are located in the left subcostal region, except for cases of huge si…
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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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