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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…
Massimiliano Salvi, Francesco Caputo, Giuseppe Piu, Marco Sanna, Cristina Sanna
We report a case of abnormal meniscal-like anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), inserting at the 9 o’clock position just beside the cartilage of the lateral femoral condyle, in a stable knee associated with osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the medial femoral c…
Giovanni Berbiglia, Mario Martinotti, Gian Matteo Carena, Elena Palamarciuc, Marina Fariseo, Carlo Vassallo
Background: The considerable increase in Obesity and especially the increase in super obese patients (Body Mass Index—BMI ≥ 50 Kg/m 2 ) who require surgery lead doctors to search for surgery techniques which give good results in terms of a consistent and stab…
M. Korell, F. Brassel, J. Pagels
Study Objective: To evaluate the imaging characteristics and healing following application of an absorbable biocompatible hydrogel into the excision cavity following breast conservation surgery. Design: Non-randomized study evaluating hydrogel application fea…
Antônio L. Severo, Philipe E. C. Maia, Marcelo B. Lemos, Paulo C. F. Piluski, Osvandré L. C. Lech, Walter Y. Fukushima
Objective: To clarify the indications and to describe the surgical technique and outcomes of surgery involving transfer of the trapezius to the deltoid for the treatment of lesions of the brachial plexus in patients with multidirectional instability in the sh…
Makio Mike, Nobuyasu Kano
Purpose: Femoral hernia is a kind of ventral hernia that surgeons commonly encounter, second in frequency only to inguinal hernia. Femoral hernias often require emergency surgery because of incarceration or strangulation of the intestine. In addition, intesti…
Vikrant Singh, Zahur Hussain, Shadilal Kachroo, Vanita Gupta, Harbinder Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Barinder Kumar
A 45-year-old female with known situs inversus totalis presented with left-sided abdominal discomfort. Chest X-ray, abdominal ultrasonography and CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of a gallstone, as well as, situs inversus; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was safe…
Frances Mosley, Jon R. Ausobsky, John P. Griffith
Aim: Many centres have adopted a straight to test approach to deliver a fast-track service for suspected lower GI cancer. We undertook a prospective comparison between patients having a straight to test (STT) flexible sigmoidoscopy and those attending an outp…
Hongbin Wang, Min Li
Pericardial rupture following blunt chest trauma is rare and associated with high mortality rate ranging from 30% to 64%. We review 42 cases which have been reported in the literature in last 17 years and report a case of our own. We have found that 83% of th…
Virgilio V. George, Michael J. Guzman, Joshua A. Waters, Andrea L. Jester, Don J. Selzer, Bruce W. Robb
Background: The use of single-port laparoscopy has gained popularity within recent years. Part of the appeal in learning this approach is that it draws heavily from concepts mastered through conventional laparoscopy. Various studies have shown the efficacy an…
Jun Yan, Masaki Takechi, Jiro Hitomi
Variations in the course of the inferior gluteal nerve and artery were observed in Japanese cases (4/94 sides). In these variation cases, the inferior gluteal nerve exited the pelvis from the upper edge of the piriformis (suprapiriformis foramen) in 4/4 sides…
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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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