Journal of Surgery

Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2017

  • Single-Session Treatment of Cholecysto-Choledocholithiasis: Totally Laparoscopic versus Laparo-Endoscopic

    Mostafa Mohamoud Sayed, Ayman Kamal, Abdallah Mohamed Taha, Mahmoud Abdelhameid, Ahmed Mohamed Ali Abdallah, Zein Sayed

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2017
    Pages: 72-78
    Received: Jul. 02, 2017
    Accepted: Jul. 11, 2017
    Published: Sep. 13, 2017
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    Abstract: Background: This study details Assiut and South Valley universities experience in treating combined gall bladder and common bile duct stones in a single session, either with Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) for Common Bile Duct (CBD) stone extraction followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), or totally laparoscopic treatm... Show More
  • Acupuncture Treatment for Psoriasis Present on the Soles

    Jihe Zhu, Blagica Arsovska, Kristina Kozovsk

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2017
    Pages: 79-81
    Received: Aug. 22, 2017
    Accepted: Sep. 04, 2017
    Published: Oct. 09, 2017
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    Abstract: Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin disorder. Psoriasis manifests as itchy and sore plaques on the skin, mostly located on the knees, elbows, scalp, palms or soles. Psoriasis affect people in all age groups, equally male and female. It is controlled by the type of white blood cells - T cells, which protect the body against infections and disease... Show More
  • Pattern and Outcome of Paediatric Surgical Admissions in a New Tertiary Hospital in Northwestern Nigeria

    Kache Stephen Akau, Sale Danjuma, Ajah Jonathan Luka, Yusuf Nuhu, Omisakin Oluleke Olatunde, Makama Jerry Godfrey

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2017
    Pages: 82-85
    Received: May 24, 2017
    Accepted: Aug. 17, 2017
    Published: Oct. 19, 2017
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    Abstract: The pattern and outcome of pediatric surgical admissions may be crucial to policy formulation in a new tertiary hospital. This study reports the pattern and outcome of pediatric surgical admissions in Northwestern Nigeria. This is a retrospective review of all medical records of patients admitted with pediatric surgical pathologies over a 14 months... Show More