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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…
Alfredo Allaria, Vincenzo Napolitano, Maria Chiara Bondanese, Francesco Moccia, Marco Cimmino, Beniamino Pascotto, Francesco Orlando, Landino Fei
In October 2012, a 29-year-old woman affected by chronic constipation underwent surgery for a laparoscopic total colectomy with ileal j-pouch-rectal anastomosis. After a precise instrumental work-up, the patient was selected as a potential candidate for the s…
Rahul K. Nath, Juan-Carlos Pretto, Chandra Somasundaram
Purpose: To compare results from our surgical treatment experiences in children with obstetric brachial plexus injuries (OBPI), to those who have had other surgical treatments. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study in our medical records consisting of t…
Tsutomu Kobayashi, Atsushi Yamamoto, Hitoshi Shitara, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, Eiji Takasawa, Daisuke Shimoyama, Toshihisa Osawa, Kenji Takagishi
Objective: Few investigators have evaluated whether ultrasonography operated by a surgeon during a patient’s clinic visit is capable of obtaining a similar degree of accuracy as magnetic resonance imaging in regard to the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears and l…
Hiroaki Kijima, Hiroshi Minagawa, Tatsuru Tomioka, Shin Yamada, Koji Nozaka, Hidetomo Saito, Yoichi Shimada
Background : The symptoms of rotator cuff tear vary and may even be absent. Thus, the symptoms cannot be explained solely by the presence of rotator cuff tear, and other factors are thought to be involved. Because the rotator cuff comes in contact with the co…
Semsi Altaner, Turhan Kurum, Muzaffer Demir, Burhan Turgut, Turan Ege, Enver Duran
Objectives: A rise in the levels of adhesion molecules such as VCAM-1, ICAM-1and E-selectin in valve disease pa tients has been reported lately. In our study, by detecting the presence of adhesion molecule expression in the valve en dothelium we will try to s…
Girgis Latif, Hayder Al-Saadi, Medhat Zekry, Malallah Ali Hassan, Jamal Al Mulla
Purpose: To measure the effectiveness of using percutaneous intramedullary screw fixation of the lateral malleolus fracture on the healing and functional outcome of ankle fracture. Materials and methods: Forty-six patients with We ber A and low Weber B displa…
Kenneth E. Coenye, Claire Bourgain, Claudia Keibl, Sylvia Nürnberger, Martijn van Griensven
Background: Many surgical haemostatic agents are available which aim to reduce morbidity and mortality of bleeding, as well as associated costs. We used qualitative techniques to compare the effectiveness of two topical gelatine-based haemostatic agents in a…
Kusum Meena, Shadan Ali, Awneet Singh Chawla, Lalit Aggarwal, Suhani Suhani, Sanjay Kumar, Rehan Nabi Khan
Aim: To evaluate the factors influencing fascial wound dehiscence after midline laparotomy in the patients of perfora tion peritonitis with an emphasis on measurement of “intra-abdominal” pressure (IAP) and fascial transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta).…
A. Z. Kaleem, C. Strachan, L. Whittaker, S. M. Ahmad
Introduction: Laparoscopic assisted colonoscopic polypectomies have been well described in the literature and are well established in surgical practice, for removal of large, inaccessible, or flat based polyps. Laparoscope allows the endoscopist a serosal vie…
Milljae Shin, Sung-Joo Kim
Here, we report the case of a 47-year-old male who presented with a painless palpable mass in the right shoulder. This extremity tumor was diagnosed as a high-grade myxofibrosarcoma after a wide excision. Simultaneously, a synchro nous mesenteric mass was dis…
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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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