Journal of Current Surgery

jcscoverISSN 1927-1298 print, 1927-1301 online.
Journal of Current Surgery is a bimonthly, international, open access, peer-reviewed journal, publishes original contributions describing basic research and clinical investigation of surgery, on the diagnosis, therapy and prognosis aspects. Journal of Current Surgery is published both in print and online, it is an open access journal, all its contents are available online for free immediately after publication.
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Featured Article

Elective Splenectomy for Haematological Disorders: One Centre Experience

The spleen plays an important role in immune-surveillance and haematopoiesis. Its role in the fight against infection, especially infection of encapsulated organisms, is particularly significant. It also removes intracellular inclusions (pitting) and filters aged blood cellular elements from circulation. Although the spleen has important immune functions, elective splenectomy is sometimes indicated for excessive cellular destruction (hypersplenism) or sequestration, lymphomatous or myeloid disease or tumours. Full Text

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Vol. 2, No. 2, Apr 2012

Table of Contents

Review

Current Opinion on Preservation of the Pylorous in Pancreato-Duodenectomy ABSTRACT HTML PDF
Theodoros E Pavlidis, Nikolaos G Symeonidis, Kyriakos Psarras, Efstathios T Pavlidis, Athanasios K Sakantamis 35-39

Original Article

Occurrence of Lymphedema Following Sentinel Node Biopsy (SNB) for Lower Extremity Melanoma ABSTRACT HTML PDF
Patrick D. Magoon, Roger A. Graham, Janice G. Rothschild, Yoojin Lee 40-45
Elective Splenectomy for Haematological Disorders: One Centre Experience ABSTRACT HTML PDF
Jawad Ahmad, Sadaf Gull, Steven McCann, Roy A J Spence 46-49
Pectus Deformities: Is Kirschner Use Sufficient for Sternal Stabilization? ABSTRACT HTML PDF
Fuat Sayir, Abidin Sehitogullari, Bunyamin Sertogullarindan, Ufuk Cobanoglu 50-54
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Related Risk Factors on Morbidity and Mortality ABSTRACT HTML PDF
Murat Kapan, Akın Onder, Serkan Polat, Ibrahim Aliosmanoglu, Zulfu Arikanoglu, Fatih Taskesen, Sadullah Girgin 55-61

Case Report

Infected Bilateral Chylothorax in a Problematic Case ABSTRACT HTML PDF
Bulent Bakar, Kutluk Pampal, Ismail Hakki Tekkok 62-65
A Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Jejunum Mimicking a Pelvic Mass in a Patient With Von Recklinghausen ABSTRACT HTML PDF
Mehmet Yildirim, Ozgur Oztekin, Nuket Eliyatkin, Hakan Postaci 66-69
Surgical Resection of a Rare Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp of the Stomach: A Case Review ABSTRACT HTML PDF
Jessica L. Buicko, Elias Fakhoury, Michael A. Lopez, Miguel A. Lopez-Viego 70-72