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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…
Devinder P. Singh, Rohit Bansal
Heterotopic pancreas is defined as pancreatic tissue found outside the usual anatomical location of the pancreas. It is often an incidental finding and can be found at different sites in the gastrointestinal tract. It may become clinically evident when compli…
Medhat M. Ibrahim, Mohammed Abd El Razik, Ahmed M. Abdelkader
Introduction: Rectal prolapse is a relatively common, usually self-limiting illness in children. Peak incidence is between 1 and 3 years. The intervention is required for the persistent rectal prolapse (PRP). Only scanty experience is available with laparosco…
Yasuo Sumi, Kimihiro Yamashita, Kiyonori Kanemitsu, Shingo Kanaji, Masashi Yamamoto, Tatsuya Imanishi, Tetsu Nakamura, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenichi Tanaka, Yoshihiro Kakeji
Objective: To determine if a subcutaneous closed suction drain decreases the incidence of wound complications in patients undergoing emergency surgery for colorectal perforation. Materials and Methods: Data on 47 patients who underwent emergency operations fo…
Jessie Y. W. Chan, David K. K. Tsui, Polly Tsui, Tang Chung Ngai
Diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (DSVPC) is a rare variant of conventional papillary thyroid carcinoma which was first reported in 1985. It appears to be more aggressive than conventional type of papillary thyroid carcinoma. We presen…
Mitesh Kumar, Siddharth Saravanan Vijayakumar, Bhawna Dev
Volvuli affecting the distal colon, specifically the splenic flexure onwards is underdiagnosed pathologies with non-specific clinical features. Delay in diagnosing these pathologies can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in terms of ischemia and perf…
Nozomu Murakami, Shinichi Kadoya, Masanari Shimada, Naoki Endo, Kaname Ishiguro, Koichiro Sawada, Kouichi Tanabe, Hatsuna Yasuda, Noriyuki Inaki, Tetsuji Yamada, Eiji Kanehira, Tatsuhiko Kashii
The purpose of our study was to retrospectively evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of laparoscopy assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) performed by one operating and advising surgeon in patients with gastric cancer over a period of 10 years. We examined…
A. Eddib, S. Hughes, M. Aalto, A. Eswar, M. Erk, C. Michalik, V. Krovi, P. Singhal
Objective: To estimate the impact of patient’s age on surgical outcomes in patients undergoing robotic hysterectomy. Methods: A retrospective review of prospectively collected cohort data for a consecutive series of patients undergoing gynecologic robotic sur…
Ali Mahmood, Khaled I. El-Badawi, Theodor Asgeirsson, Vinay Gajula, Anthony J. Senagore
Purpose: Despite growing interest in perioperative glycemic control, little data existdefining the optimal value(s) to use to define appropriate glycemic management and the impact on the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI). The aim of this study was to…
Kiichi Sugimoto, Koichi Sato, Hiroshi Maekawa, Mutsumi Sakurada, Hajime Orita, Tomoaki Ito, Ryo Wada
Purpose: Submucosal invasive colorectal carcinoma (SICC) exhibits lymph node metastasis in about 10% of patients. Therefore, endoscopic resection is insufficient for cases of SICC at risk of lymph node metastasis, and surgical resection accompanied with lymph…
Bertrand Saint-Lebes, Celine Dubuis, Sebastien Deglise, François Saucy, Jean-Marc Corpataux
Patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD) required efficient arterio-venous access. Different type s of vascular access are commonly used, such as native arteriovenous (AV) fistula, prosthetic AV graft, central venous catheter, or temporary and tunnelled cuffed c…
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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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