Ann Surg Edu. 2022;3(3):ASE-1039 | Open Access
Sugiyama K, Watanuki H, Nishimura M and Matsuyama K
Aim: There is currently a chronic shortage of surgeons in Japan. We assessed the attitudes of medical students regarding preferred lifestyles and specialties, aiming to identify strategies for increasing the number of surgeons in Japan.
Methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey among medical students, to assess their career priorities and ideal lifestyles when choosing specialties. Out ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Oct 17, 2022 PDF
Ann Surg Edu. 2022;3(3):ASE-1038 | Open Access
Manouchehr Aghajanzadeh, Ali Ashraf, Ali Alavi Foumani, Azita Tangestaninejad, Rastinhossinzadeh Asli, Ehsan Hajipour Jafroudi, Yousha Pourahmadi and Mahsa Mousazadeh
Hydatid disease is a serious health problem in some countries like Iran where it is endemic. Although it may involve any organ, it most often affects the liver and the lungs .Bilateral pulmonary hydatidosis accounts for 4% to 26.7% in of all cases .Medical management with oral albendazole has been used, and it is the preferred treatment option in children but in ... Read more
IMAGE ARTICLE Updated Aug 24, 2022 PDF
Ann Surg Edu. 2022;3(3):ASE-1037 | Open Access
Varshney A, Mishra KPM, Dwivedi S and Singh A
Giant gallbladder is a rare condition that can result from cholelithiasis or chronic cholecystitis. Giant gallbladders have been considered when size of gall bladder is more than 14 cm and volume more than 1.5 L. This report describes a patient with a giant gall bladder that presented as a right iliac fossa mass. An 84-yearold woman presented with painful swelling in her ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Aug 10, 2022 PDF
Ann Surg Edu. 2022;3(3):ASE-1036 | Open Access
Zhao-Quan Liu, and Chih-Ju Chang
Posterolateral Fusion (PLF) of the lumbar spine was first introduced by Albee and Hibbs in 1911. Since the introduction of transpedicular screws fixation for lumbar posterolateral fusion by Roy-Camille in the 1970s [1]. It had been used to treat unstable thoracolumbar junction fractures. The procedure was widely indicated for spinal fractures, spinal deformities, spinal tumors, and degenerative diseases. Combined with interbody fusion (... Read more
CLINICAL VIDEO Updated Jul 20, 2022 PDF
Ann Surg Edu. 2022;3(3):ASE-1035 | Open Access
Capitán MO, Sukia IN, Crespo ER, Garcia IA, Ponce IA, Rodriguez LC, García AL and Otaegui LG
Background: Postoperative seroma formation after hernia surgery is a common complication that can lead to extended medical care, including radiological tests and therapies. Despite in most of today’s bibliographic references seroma management is often mentioned in breast and abdominoplasty surgeries; it is an important complication after hernioplasty. When seroma becomes symptomatic, the patient's quality of ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jul 08, 2022 PDF
