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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…
Takahiro Watanabe, Hidetosi Wada, Masanori Sato, Yuichirou Miyaki, Junpei Tochikubo, Norihiko Shiiya
Background and Objectives: Recently, single-incision laparoscopic surgery has been popular for minimally invasive surgery and cosmetic improvement. We studied outcomes of single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) in accordance with our strategy for acu…
Valter Ripetti, Vincenzo La Vaccara, Eleonora Angelini, GiovanBattista Giorgio, Rossana Alloni
Mesh infection and migration are dangerous and common complications after hernia repair. Many factors cause mesh migration, which may or may not be associated to infection. Before performing hernia repair using a mesh , it is important to choose the right dev…
Ali Babaei Jandaghi, Zahra Mardanshahi, Ahmad Alizadeh, Iraj Baghi, Hossein Hemmati, Narges Tabarzan Baboli, Shabnam Alizadeh Arasi, Amin Keshavarzzirak
Purpose: To assess the efficacy of color Doppler imaging for decision making in the treatment of patients with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) compared to digital subtraction angiography (DSA). Materials and Methods: Color Doppler scan was d…
Edwin Omon Edomwonyi, John Enekele Onuminya, Alfred Oghogho Ogbemudia, Osita Chizoba Nwokike, Emeka Blessius Kesieme
Vasculitis is one of the less common but important consequence in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections and presentation with multiple limb gangrene is rare. We therefore report a novel case of quadruple limb gangrene in a patient with H…
Vinit Verma, Amit Batra, Pradeep Kamboj, Suresh Bhuriya, Raj Singh, Sumit Kumar, Rakesh Gupta, Narender Kumar Magu
Talar body injuries are rare, particularly in children. To our knowledge, there has not been a single case report of bilateral talus fracture in a child till date. We report two cases of fracture bilateral talus in children. The f irst case is of a fracture s…
Nathália Andrade, Michel Vinagre, Luciana Canabarro, Willy Marcus França
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of peritoneal closure on the formation of abdominal adhesions by verifying their degree of damage on intestinal portions and the omentum with the abdominal wall. Given the different reports…
Daniel Vasilev Kostov, Georgi Leonidov Kobakov, Daniel Veselov Yankov
Background: Hepatectomy for gastric metastases remains controversial. We aimed at assessing the surgical results, clinicopathological features of gastric cancer liver metastases (GCLM) and prognostic factors. Methods: The outcome of 28 consecutive patients wi…
Christopher Munro, Scott L. Barker, Kapil Kumar
Introduction : Frozen shoulder is a common condition that affects the working population. Current management regimes are variable nationwide and the evidence base on which to base these decisions is poor. The longevity and severity of symptoms often result in…
Raouf M. Afifi, Sameh S. Zaytoun
Objective: To identify how hospital discharge data could discriminate the distribution patterns of high-risk trauma children in mandated and non-mandated trauma systems. Methods: Hospital discharge data of pediatric trauma patients 1 - 15 years of age in Flor…
Shinichi Asamura, Hirohiko Kakizaki, Kazunori Mori, Kazuhide Matsunaga, Wada Mitsuhiro, Noritaka Isogai
The pectoralis major myocutaneous pedicle flap (PMMF) is still being used by many surgeons and plays an important role in head and neck reconstruction. The purpose of this series was to review our 10 years’ experience with the PMMF in head and neck reconstruc…
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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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