Journal of Surgery

Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2020

  • Clinical and Biochemical Predictors of Fatality in Traumatic Brain Injury

    Kadhaya David Muballe, Sewani Constance Rusike, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Jehu Iputo

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2020
    Pages: 140-152
    Received: Jun. 24, 2020
    Accepted: Jul. 20, 2020
    Published: Aug. 13, 2020
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    Abstract: Traumatic brain injury is a global health problem, it is a major cause of devastating neurological sequelae and significant mortality. The underlying physiological events in traumatic brain injury are responsible for the poor clinical outcomes seen in patients. Inflammatory and oxidative stress changes in traumatic brain injury result in the releas... Show More
  • Pilot-Study Lumina Switchable Post-Op Dressing & Postsurgical Wounds: A Non-interventional, Non-placebo-controlled, National Pilot Study

    Michael Helmut Schmitz, Sven Rogmans, Sabine Kasparek, Nesat Mustafi

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2020
    Pages: 153-157
    Received: Jun. 01, 2020
    Accepted: Aug. 12, 2020
    Published: Sep. 03, 2020
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    Abstract: Dressings applied to primarily closed surgical incisions should be appropriate interactive dressing [13] and demonstrate an ability to protect the wound from contaminants and trauma, manage exudate, and avoid excessive pressure to the incision line. Additionally, they should be flexible, well fixed to the skin on application, skin protective (e.g. ... Show More
  • Surgical Management of Undescended Testis in Infants, Single Scrotal Incision Orchiopexy Versus Traditional Inguinal Approach: A Comparative Study

    Omar Atef Elekiabi, Ehab Mahroos Oraby, Mohamed Abdallah Zaitoun, Abdelwahab Saleh Almoregy

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2020
    Pages: 158-162
    Received: Jun. 13, 2020
    Accepted: Jun. 22, 2020
    Published: Sep. 03, 2020
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    Abstract: Background: Surgical intervention is mostly needed in many cases of undescended testis to improve fertility; it is still unsure which approach is better than the other in management of undescended testicle in infants; classic inguinal approach or scrotal single incision approach. Aim of the current study was to compare between classic inguinal appr... Show More
  • “Bubbles in My Urine” – A Presentation After Blunt Trauma

    Maheshwaran Sivarajah, Jonathan Gates

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2020
    Pages: 163-165
    Received: Jul. 19, 2020
    Accepted: Aug. 24, 2020
    Published: Sep. 03, 2020
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    Abstract: Fistulae forming between the alimentary tract and kidney after trauma are an anomaly. In contrast to general vesico-alimentary communication, a colonephric fistula almost invariably results secondary to an initial pathological process in the kidney. A primary infectious cause has by far been the most common renal pathology implicated in its formati... Show More
  • Tibiotalocalcanean Fusion by Retrograde Sign Nail: An Amazing Solution for Old Ankle Fracture

    Jibananda Halder, Md Zulfiqur Ali, Nahid Sultana

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2020
    Pages: 166-170
    Received: Jun. 20, 2020
    Accepted: Jul. 13, 2020
    Published: Oct. 26, 2020
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    Abstract: Background: Old ankle fracture is the most challenging problem in whole over the world. Still it is an unsolved problem in many countries like Bangladesh. For ankle fracture so many under-privileged people in our country usually take traditional treatment in the village and suffer from severe pain during walking. Sometimes they want to commit suici... Show More