Volume 13, Issue 4, August 2025

  • Research Article

    Pattern of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Surgical Admissions to a Tertiary Hospital in a Low-Income Country: A Retrospective Review of Medical Records

    Birhanu Ayana Deffa*, Bahiru Bezabhi, Samirawit Esayas

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 4, August 2025
    Pages: 69-76
    Received: 27 May 2025
    Accepted: 16 June 2025
    Published: 10 July 2025
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    Abstract: Background: Pediatric musculoskeletal surgical conditions pose a major public health challenge in Ethiopia, similar to other low-middle income countries. There is a dearth of information about a pattern of pediatric musculoskeletal surgical diseases. Understanding the burden of these disorders in children will inform capacity building efforts, reso... Show More
  • Research Article

    Traumatic Perforation of the Colon in the General Surgery Department of the Ignance Deen National Hospital-chu in Conakry (Guinea)

    Abdoulaye Yattara*, Ansoumane Conde, Alpha Douno, Naby Fofana, Sandaly Diakite, Labilé Togba Soumaoro, Houssein Fofana, Aboubacar Toure

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 4, August 2025
    Pages: 77-81
    Received: 8 June 2025
    Accepted: 1 July 2025
    Published: 22 July 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.js.20251304.12
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    Abstract: Aim: To describe the epidemiological, anatomoclinical aspects and management of traumatic colon perforations in general surgery at the Ignace Deen University Hospital in Conakry. Materials and methods: this was a retrospective study, descriptive type, lasting 5 years (September 2018 to September 2023). All successive records of patients operated on... Show More
  • Case Report

    A Rare Case of Adult Symptomatic Intestinal Malrotation Treated with Laparoscopic Ladd Procedure: Case Report

    Fernando Freire Lisboa*, Fernando Freire Lisboa Junior, Luis Fernando Nunes Ferreira, Gabriel Diniz Câmara Dantas, Gabriel Carvalho de Oliveira Cruz

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 4, August 2025
    Pages: 82-86
    Received: 4 June 2025
    Accepted: 25 June 2025
    Published: 23 July 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.js.20251304.13
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    Abstract: Background: Intestinal malrotation is a congenital condition caused by incomplete or absent rotation of the intestine around the superior mesenteric artery during embryonic development. It is typically presents in the neonatal period. In adults, it is rare (0.2%) and often asymptomatic, discovered incidentally during exams or surgeries. The clinica... Show More