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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…
Eiren Toh, Yukihiro Yamamoto, Daisuke Sakai, Masato Sato, Masahiko Watanabe, Joji Mochida
Objectives: Expansive open-door laminoplasty is used widely for the treatment of cervical spondylosis and Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL). We have developed a unique modification of the surgical procedure to keep the lamina expanded…
Koichiro Uchida, Tadao Okada, Shohei Honda, Hisayuki Miyagi, Ryouji Kobayashi, Akihiro Iguchi, Kanako C. Kubota, Taketomi Akinobu
Aim: There are a variety of malignant tumors related to neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). This report describes a rare pediatric NF1 case with an unresectable giant mediastinal tumor. Case: A 6-year-old girl with wheezing was admitted to our institution for the…
Kazuhiro Mino, Tadao Okada, Shouhei Honda, Hisayuki Miyagi, Nobuhisa Ishiguro, Kanako C. Kubota, Taketomi Akinobu
Aim: Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lymphadenitis (NML), which occurs in 1.2 per 100,000 children, is very rare. And those which emerge at the anterior cervical portion and infiltrate deep into the neck are even more rare. Generally, this disorder is uncommon e…
Sachin Patil, Bertrand Parcells, Alexis Balsted, Ronald S. Chamberlain
Introduction: Advances in medicine have led to a growth in the centenarian population (>100 years old). Centenarians are a largely unstudied population but as longevity increases, so will the cost of providing care for this group. Methods: One hundred and ten…
Kenneth James Warring-Davies, John Martin Bland
Background: Maintenance of normal fluid homeostasis is challenging in neurosurgical patients. Consequently, we studied hydration assessment in neurosurgical intensive care patients. Methods: Pulmonary artery catheter thermodilution (PACTD) is the conventional…
C. J. Deutsch, K. Chan, H. Alawattegama, J. Sturgess, R. J. Davies
Purpose: Doppler-guided transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialisation (THD), with the addition of rectal mucopexy, has been gaining popularity as a minimally invasive haemorrhoidal treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of THD in patients wit…
Yves Bendavid, Karyne Martel, Lucas Sideris, Pierre Drolet, Pierre Dubé
Introduction: Early feeding within 24 hours of intestinal surgery seems advantageous in terms of reduction of wound infection, pneumonia and length of hospital stay. The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of early enteral nutrition in length of hospit…
Naoki Togo, Masaki Ueno, Kazuhisa Uchiyama, Satoru Ozawa, Hiroki Yamaue
Background/Aims: Liver resection represents the treatment of choice for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) arising in well-compensated cirrhosis. Gene expression of the multifunctional cytokine, Oncostatin M (OSM), stimulates liver regeneration and adenoviral vec…
Nissar Shaikh, Jamila Khawaiter, Hassan Al-Thani
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is still remained a dreaded disease with high morbidity and mortality due to rapidly progressive necrotizing infection. Objective: Review recent available literature on necrotizing fasciitis (NF) and compare it with our publications…
Ken-ichi Kaneko, Shin-ichi Kanemaru, Rie Kanai, Yamada Atsushi
Purpose: This was a preliminary study to assess surgical construction and regeneration of mastoid air cells in the treatment of cholesteatoma. Methods: Two-stage tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy was performed in four cases of unilateral cholesteatoma with scl…
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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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