Surgery - Serbian Journal of the Medical Chamber
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Breast tumors that belong to the category of phyllodes tumors (PT), and are also referred to as cystosarcoma phyllodes, account for less than 1% of all breast tumors. Their incidence is about 2.1 per one million [1,2,3].
Traditionally, phyllodes tumors containing both stromal and...
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The celiac trunk (truncus coeliacus; CT) or Haller’s tripod (tripus Halleri), arises from the abdominal aorta as its first unpaired lateral visceral branch. It vascularizes all abdominal organs situated in the supramesocolic space of the abdominal cavity – the abdominal segment of...
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Perioperative bleeding management is a complex task which has significant impact on surgery outcome. For anesthesiologists, surgeons, transfusiologists, hematologists, but also for doctors of other specialties, monitoring coagulation factors and hemostasis is one of the most...
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Coronary-cameral fistula (CCF) is an anomalous connection between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber. Most CCFs are discovered incidentally during angiographic evaluation of coronary vascular disorders. It was previously believed that coronary-cameral fistula, first described...
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Antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) in surgery is an efficient method for preventing and reducing the risk of surgical site infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), surgical site infections are considered an important global problem [1]. They are...
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Fractures of the proximal tibia are complex injuries which involve damage to the osteal and soft tissue structures of the knee. They most commonly occur due to the impact of high intensity vertical force and/ or as the result of great valgus/varus stress in the knee joint....
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The upper extremities, especially hands, are body parts most commonly affected by injury [1]. It is estimated that a quarter of all injuries treated in the emergency department are related to the hand [2]. These injuries are usually seen in the young working age population employed...
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Hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy are surgical techniques of leg amputation, through the hip joint or through the pelvic bone, which entail removing the acetabulum along with the rest of the leg. Both are some of the most radical surgical procedures, not only in orthopedic, but...
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The global burden of gastrointestinal cancers (GIC) is growing. The stomach, colon, and liver are among the five most common sites for GIC, in men and women worldwide [1,2,3]. The incidence of GIC shows significant geographic variation, with colorectal cancer incidence being higher...
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Globally, the incidence of hip fractures has had an increasing trend, due to longer life expectancy. It is estimated that, by 2050, it will have reached 6.26 million cases a year, which is an immense increase from 1.6 million cases a year, registered in 1990 [1]. It has been...
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The use of intraoperative ultrasound in breast tumor surgery is a relatively new approach in this field of surgical oncology, and the principles pertaining to the surgical technique are insufficiently defined. It was introduced into clinical practice as a localization technique for...
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the spleen is a rare benign disease of unknown pathogenesis. It is most commonly diagnosed as an incidental finding within diagnostic procedures [1].
According to the data from existing literature, most patients diagnosed with this disease are...
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A hepatic cyst is typically a solitary non-parasitic lesion of the liver, also known as a simple hepatic cyst. The origin of simple hepatic cysts is still unknown, but it appears that they are congenital. These cysts are exceedingly uncommon [1,2]. Also, they are usually without...
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a progressive and rare multisystem disease of unknown etiology, which predominantly affects women, causing damage to the function of the lungs [1]. An epidemiological study, car- ried out in seven countries, showed the incidence of LAM to be 3.4 –...
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Osteoarthritis (or just arthritis), osteoarthrosis (arthrosis) and osteoarthropathy (arthropathy) are very common conditions which most orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists and doctors of other specialties encounter daily in their practice. The use of all three terms is customary,...
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Perioperative anaphylaxis represents a serious complication which occurs during anesthesia, and which requires timely recognition by the anesthesiologist and their timely reaction [1]. Anaphylactic reaction during anesthesia may occur at any moment, however, anaphylactic reaction...
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Treating pelvic fracture is one of the greatest challenges in orthopedic surgery and traumatology. Pelvic fractures occur as the result of powerful force, primarily in traffic accidents (60%), in falls from height (30%), as well as in shooting and industrial accidents [1]. In a...
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare, acute, and life-threatening necrotizing renal disease defined as necrotizing infection with gas particles within the renal parenchyma, the kidney collecting system, or in the perirenal space [1]. It mainly occurs in patients with...
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In medical literature, the term situs implies the position of the heart, i.e. its atria and the internal organs of the human body [1].
This concept also refers to the configuration of an asymmetrical anatomical structure in an individual, and there are three possible forms: situs...
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Thoracic disc herniation is a rare condition, accounting for 0.1 – 3.0% of all disc herniations, and may demand complex surgical treatment [1,2]. The incidence of symptomatic thoracic disc herniation is estimated to be between 1 in 1,000 and 1 in 1,000,000 per year. Approximately...
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Since the beginning of the pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, on December 12, 2019, until now, the COVID-19 disease has shown many different clinical manifestations. Respiratory symptoms and fever are common in most patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. However, other systems may be...
Editors: Lukas RasulićPublisher: Faculty of Medicine of the Belgrade University, the Public Enterprise Zavod za udžbenike, and the Serbian Neurosurgical Society, Belgrade, 2020ISNB 978-86-80922-608-02-7
SURGERY OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM – A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, by the editor...
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The talus transfers the weight of the entire body to the foot, which is why it represents an important factor of stability and posture. The mechanism of talus fracture is primarily fall from height or a deceleration injury with the foot in dorsiflexion [1,2]. Talar neck fractures...
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Splenectomy is one of the oldest forms of treatment for patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) [1]. The first splenectomy in a patient with ITP was performed in 1913, and all through to the 1950s it was the only effective therapeutic modality [1]. With the advent of...
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In December 2019, the existence of a new type of disease, caused by SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was discovered in the city of Wuhan, the Republic of China [1]. At the beginning of the global pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we were entering uncharted territory, as little was...
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Subclavian artery aneurysms (SAAs) are rare, compared to aneurysms involving other peripheral arteries. SAA can result in severe complications and may lead to rupture, thrombosis, distal embolization and compression of adjacent structures [1]. There is paucity of data in literature...
