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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…
Sofie Örnö Ax, E. Arnbjörnsson, D. Gisselsson-Nord
Introduction: Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) is defined as congenital agangliosis of the colon wall from the rectum extending cranially. There are several radiologic methods for screening for HD but it is a biopsy of the colon wall that confirms the diagnosis. I…
Konstantinos Alexiou, Argyrios Ioannidis, Nikolaos Sikalias, Eleftheria Konstantinidou, Athanasios Fotopoulos, Ioannis Karanikas, Nikolaos Economou
We present a 72 - year - old female patient complaining of pain and distention of the abdomen, nausea and vomiting. No history of previous abdominal surgery, hernias or biliary disease was present. Plain abdominal x-rays showed small bowel obstruction. This m…
Adel M. Tolba, Ahmed Abo-hashem Azab, Mohamed Aly Nasr, Emad Salah
Introduction: Penile skin loss poses a particular challenge for reconstruction to the plastic surgeon. These defects, depending on their size, have been reconstructed using skin grafts or regional flap. Patients & Methods: Ten patients with variable sized pen…
Mohammad H. Abo-Ryia, Hamdy S. Abd-Allah, Osama H. El-Khadrawy, Gamal I. Moussa
Background: Obesity alone and rapid weight loss induced by bariatric surgery are recognized risk factors for the development of cholelithiasis. This study aimed to identify the predictive factors for gallstone formation after bariatric surgery. Patient and me…
Ahmed E. Lasheen, Adel M. Tolba, Hany Mohamed, Hatem Mohammed, Nadia A. Smaeil
Background: Laparoscopic tension-free repair of inguinal hernia was presented in 1990s, promising less pain and short recovery period, but carrying the risk mesh bulging and migration. Objective: We have presented our technique in which central zone of mesh i…
Nina Sauer, Jan Wienecke, Clarissa Schulze zur Wiesfch, Stefan Wolter, Oliver Mann, Jens Aberle
Objective: Nutritional deficiencies are known side-effects of bariatric surgeries, specifically in those that bypass the proximal intestine. Therefore, in clinical practice, vitamin and mineral supplementations are often necessary after such operations. It wa…
Hajime Imura, Hiroshige Murata, Masami Ochi
Membranous septal aneurysm (MSA) is a rare anomaly and known to cause ventricular tachycardia and atrioventricular block. However, underlying mechanisms have not been addressed in its long history. We report first 3-D electro-anatomical mapping of MSA during…
Hajime Imura, Dai Nishina, Yuuji Maruyama, Makoto Shirakawa, Motoko Tanoue, Daigo Suzuki, Takahide Yoshio, Masami Ochi
Objective: Cerebrovascular atherosclerosis is known to play a crucial role in perioperative stroke in coronary arterial bypass grafting (CABG). This study is to identify the degree of severity of cerebrovascular lesions for which patients can still undergo CA…
Kenju Ko, Shigetoshi Yamada, Ken Hayashi, Akira Tsunoda, Hiroshi Kusanagi, Nobuyasu Kano
Purpose: Recently, reduced port surgery is becoming popular for laparoscopic surgery. “Reduced” means reducing the size or number of ports, but it is controversial as to which procedure is better. We evaluated double-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (DIL…
Isameldin O. Ibrahim, Aamir A. Hamza, M. E. Ahmed
Background: Spleen injuries are most commonly associated with blunt abdominal trauma and represent a potentially life-threatening condition. Objectives: To study the pattern of splenic injuries of the patient, management instituted and its outcome at Khartoum…
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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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