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      <journal-id journal-id-type="pubmed">JSCR</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JSCR</journal-id>
      <issn>2042-8812</issn>
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        <publisher-name>JSCR</publisher-name>
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        <article-title>About JSCR</article-title>
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		 <name>
			<surname></surname>
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		 <role>doctor</role>
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      <pub-date pub-type="pub">
        <day>23</day>
        <month>2</month>
        <year>2010</year>
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      <volume>2010</volume>
      <issue></issue>
		
      <history>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>23</day>
          <month>2</month>
          <year>2010</year>
        </date>
      </history>
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      <copyright-statement>Copyright &#x00A9; 2012, JSCR</copyright-statement>

      <copyright-year>2012, </copyright-year>
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  <body><![CDATA[<h1>About JSCR</h1>
<h2>Journal of Surgical Case Reports</h2>
Journal of Surgical Case Reports (JSCR) is an open access, peer-reviewed international online journal that will consider any original case report that expands the field of surgery.  The Journal of Surgical Case Reports (ISSN: 2042-8812) is published by JSCR Publishing Limited.
<h2>Scope</h2>
The scope of the journal is to publish reports showing one of the following:
<ol>
	<li>Unexpected or unusual presentations of a disease.</li>
	<li>Description of a rare surgical condition.</li>
	<li>An unexpected event in the management of a patient.</li>
	<li>Description of a new surgical procedure.</li>
	<li>Innovation in surgery.</li>
</ol>
Short case reports of up to 1000 words from all surgical specialties will be considered.
<h2>Editorial Board</h2>
<h3>Editor in Chief</h3>
<table class="board">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Derek Alderson</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Editors:</h3>
<table class="board">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Mr Julien Al Shakarchi</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Tariq Ali</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Varun Dewan</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Khalid Hussain</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Board of Reviewers</h3>
<table class="board">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Herand Abcarian</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Colorectal Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Adesegun Abudu</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Orthopaedic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Donald Adam</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Vascular Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Ijaz Ahmad</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>ENT Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Arthur Allan</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Colorectal Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Olufunso Adedeji</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Colorectal Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Paul Anderson</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Urological Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Suren Arul</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Paediatric Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Federico Aucejo</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Hepatobiliary Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Hildo Azevedo-Filho</td>
<td>Brazil</td>
<td>Neurosurgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Robert Baigrie</td>
<td>South Africa</td>
<td>Upper GI Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Julian Bion</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Intensive Care</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Stacy Brethauer</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Upper GI Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Tim Briggs</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Orthopaedic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Jean Louis Caron</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Neurosurgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Roberto Casula</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Cardiothoracic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Sanjiv Chugh</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Orthopaedic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Peter Cooke</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Urological Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Ronald Cullen</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>ENT Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Shreeram Deshpande</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Orthopaedic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Elijah Dixon</td>
<td>Canada</td>
<td>Hepatobiliary Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Mike Dixon</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Breast Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Alan Doherty</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Urological Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Jonathan Fawcett</td>
<td>Australia</td>
<td>Hepatobiliary Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. William Fee</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>ENT Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Andrew Garnham</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Vascular Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Jean-Claude Givel</td>
<td>Switzerland</td>
<td>Colorectal Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Enrique Gomez-Barrena</td>
<td>Spain</td>
<td>Orthopaedic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Elliot Goodman</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Bariatric Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Alexander Greenstein</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Upper GI Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Nicholas Grew</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Maxillofacial Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Janesh Gupta</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Gynaecological Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Nadey Hakim</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Transplant Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Mike Hallissey</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Upper GI surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Edward Harper</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Upper GI surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Nigel Heaton</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Hepatobiliary Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Charles Hendrickse</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Colorectal Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Miss Shirin Irani</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Gynaecological Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Girish Jawaheer</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Paediatric Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Christopher Jennings</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>ENT Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Lee Jeys</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Orthopaedic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Amal Kanbour</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Pathology</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Sharad Karandikar</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Colorectal Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Anthony Kawesha</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Colorectal Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Robert Kleinloog</td>
<td>South Africa</td>
<td>Cardiothoracic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Joseph Krajekian</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Maxillofacial Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Thomas Krivak</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Gynaecological Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Ari Leppaniemi</td>
<td>Finland</td>
<td>Emergency Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Alicia Logue</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Colorectal Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Prakash Madhavan</td>
<td>Ireland</td>
<td>Vascular Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ms Pilar Matey</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Breast Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Liam McCarthy</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Paediatric Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Ian Morgan</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Cardiothoracic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. John Morton</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Bariatric Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Ejaz Mughal</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Orthopaedic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Manu Nair</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Urological Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Azad Najmaldin</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Paediatric Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Peter Naredi</td>
<td>Sweden</td>
<td>Hepatobiliary Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Leigh Neumayer</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Breast Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Lars Nolke</td>
<td>Ireland</td>
<td>Cardiothoracic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr John Oates</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>ENT Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Ciaran O'Boyle</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Plastic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Remo Papini</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Plastic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Sat Parmar</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Maxillofacial Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Rajiv Pathak</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Vascular Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Prashant Patel</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Urological Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Susan Pories</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Breast Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Keith Porter</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Trauma Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Rajeev Prasad</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Paediatric Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Sean Preston</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Upper GI Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Tiramula Raju</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Colorectal surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr James Ramos</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Orthopaedic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Vincent Riambau</td>
<td>Spain</td>
<td>Vascular Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Raul Rosenthal</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Bariatric Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Scott Richard</td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>Gynaecological Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ms Rachel Sam</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Vascular Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Amar Saxena</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Neurosurgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Chaminda Sellahewa</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Upper GI Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Panagiotis Selviaridis</td>
<td>Greece</td>
<td>Neurosurgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Mark Simmons</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>ENT Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Guirish Solanki</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Neurosurgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Kjetil Soreide</td>
<td>Norway</td>
<td>Emergency Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Paul Stonelake</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Colorectal Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Miss Anamika Tandon</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Ophthalmic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ms Olga Tucker</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Upper GI surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Ramanan Vadivelu</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Orthopaedic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Dhamia Wasfi</td>
<td>France</td>
<td>Pathology</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Brian Waymont</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Urological Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Olaf Wendler</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Cardiothoracic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Stephen Wigmore</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Hepatobiliary Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mr Simon Wharton</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Plastic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Yit Yang</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Ophthalmic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Lok Huei Yap</td>
<td>Malaysia</td>
<td>Plastic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dr Elias Zigiriadis</td>
<td>South Africa</td>
<td>Cardiothoracic Surgery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prof. Stefan Zygmunt</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>Neurosurgery</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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