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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…
Carlos A. F. Molina, Andrey G. Estevanato, Marcelo F. Cassini, Murilo F. Andrade, Silvio Tucci
Objectives: To evaluate the results obtained with the technique of distal spermatic vessel ligation in children with upper or intra-abdominal undescended testis. Methods: Analysis of cryptorchid patients treated with Koff-Sethi technique for orquiopexy. Patie…
Ahmed E. Lasheen, Khaled Safwat, Wesam Amr, Osama Gharib, Mostafa Baiomy, Mohamed Riad, Basem Sieda
The incidence of bile duct injury in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is still two times greater compared to classic open surgery. This study offers new procedure to avoid this complication during LC. The gall bladder was divided into two parts above the Har…
Parkash Mandhan, Falah Ali Hasan Ismail, Mansour J. Ali, Madiha Emran Soofi
Appendicular Neuroendocrine Tumors (ANETs) in pediatric age group are infrequent. Though children may present like symptoms of acute appendicitis, these tumors are incidentally picked up during routine histological examination of resected appendix. We report…
Mushtaq Chalkoo, Shahnawaz Ahangar, Naseer Awan, Mujahid Ahmad Mir, Aarif Bashir, Nida Shafiq
Pilomatrixoma, a rare benign tumour of sebaceous gland is commonly known as calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe or Tricholemmal cyst. We came across even the rarest form of this benign tumour of skin. Our case report was interestingly detected at a higher age…
Rajoo Ramachandran, Prabhu Radhan, Subramanian Ilanchezhian, Shubha Veppur Mohan, Mitesh Kumar
Fistulous complication of pancreatitis is a surgical emergency with varied clinical presentations. Early diagnosis is very important to minimize morbidity whereas delayed or missed diagnosis can cause life threatening consequences. Multi detector computed tom…
Siddharth P. Dubhashi, Harsh Kumar, Vivek Kulkarni, Adil M. Suleman
Malakoplakia is an uncommon chronic inflammatory disease usually affecting the urogenital tract and often associated with the infection due to E. coli . It is characterised by the presence of Von Hansemann cells and intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies called Mi…
Aodhnait S. Fahy, Fabian Wong, Kumarapathan Kunasingam, Daniel Neen, Frances Dockery, Adil Ajuied, Diane L. Back
As the number of aged patients presenting with hip fractures continues to rise [1], the substantial mortality associated with this pathology must continue to be an area of scrutiny and improvement. While some dismiss the high mortality as an inevitable conseq…
Nimmi Rani, Prashant Gupta
In spite of a steady improvement in the safety of cataract surgery since the inception of phacoemulsification, diagnosing and managing posterior capsular rent still remains a challenge. Identification of the pre-existing risk factors is of utmost importance s…
Adel Denewer, Adel Fathi, Ahmed Setit, Mohamed Hegazy, Ashraf Khater, Osama Hussein, Sameh Roshdy, Fayez Shahatto, Fathy Denewer
Background: Minimally invasive esophagectomy nowadays is replacing the classic open technique. Additional studies are needed to confirm its safety and efficacy. Methods: thirty patients with esophageal carcinoma were enrolled in this study. Patients were eval…
Nilo J. L. Barretto, Carlos A. F. Molina, Marcelo F. Cassini, Inalda Facincani, Fernando Miyada, Nilo C. L. Barretto, Silvio Tucci Jr.
Urofacial syndrome, known as Ochoa syndrome, is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder described as a clinical setting in which there is an association of a lower urinary tract and bowel dysfunction with a typical facial expression: the patient seems to be…
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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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