Vol. 89 No. 3 (2025): Surgery

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The present issue of the Journal “Surgery” (Print ISSN: 0450-2167, Online ISSN: 3033-151X) and its accompanying supplement are dedicated to the scientific conference “Acute Appendicitis – Contemporary Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment”, organized by the Bulgarian Surgical Society.

Published: 27.10.2025

Full Issue

LITERATURE REVIEW

  • A historical review of appendicitis: from ancient civilizations to modern treatment

    Pencho Tonchev (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/0hk8yp68

  • Epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, and pathological underlying in acute appendicitis

    Paulina Vladova, K. Petrakieva, Rosa Cavallaro, Sergey Iliev (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/apshcj62

  • Acute appendicitis – clinical symptoms and scoring systems

    Nikolay Penkov, Boris Kunev, Yavor Asenov, Georgi Jelev, Todor Yanev, Teofil Sedloev (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/twpefx53

  • Acute appendicitis - differential diagnostic approach

    Filip Gabarski, Vasil Bozhkov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/xpprme64

  • Perioperative antibiotic therapy in acute appendicitis

    Tsonka Lukanova, Elina Todorova, Ivelin Takorov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/c65shc46

  • Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy in specific patient groups

    Petko Dimov, Kristiana Panayotova, Simeon Pechev, Georgi Gendov, Nigerwan Al Ali, Zekie Kasimova (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/n243b705

  • Surgical treatment of complicated forms of acute appendicitis

    Atanas Yonkov, Elena Arabadzhieva, Radoslav Todorov, Evgeni Zhivkov, Liliya Simonova, Dimitar Bulanov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/xdaj7870

  • Conservative treatment for acute appendicitis

    Yana Zinovieva, Michail Radionov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/fn1khn38

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

  • Optimization of the Diagnostic Algorithm in Appendicitis: The Role of Clinical Scores (Alvarado, AIR Score)

    Zhivko Shavalov, Yanislav Mitkov, Ilia Bashliev, Veselin Miroslavov, Georgi Korukov, Kaloyan Dimitrov, Atanas Yonkov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/28752v37

  • Atypical clinical presentation of acute appendicitis: diagnostic challenges

    Yanislav Mitkov, Ilia Bashliev, Zhivko Shavalov, Dani Penev, Ivaylo Ivanov, Ivanka Taneva, Atanas Yonkov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/zhdvrg65

  • Serums biomarkers combination of diagnosis for acute appendicitis in childrens

    Krasimira Kalinova, Kaloyan Georgiev, Yanka Dimceva, Sonya Georgieva (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/k564wn54

  • Global trends and institutional experience with laparoscopic and open appendectomy for complicated acute appendicitis (2018 – september 2025)

    Plamen Petkov, Yanislav Mitkov, Ilia Bashliev, Veselin Miroslavov, Georgi Korukov, Anna Taseva, Svetoslav Ivanov, Atanas Yonkov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/eshs1966

CASE REPORT

  • A case of fibrino-purulent peritonitis due to necrosis of the appendicular stump in an eight-month pregnant woman

    Radoslav Todorov, Emiliya Tosheva, Liliya Simonova, Dani Penev, Ivaylo Ivanov, Evgeni Zhivkov, Elena Arabadzhieva, Dimitar Bulanov, Atanas Yonkov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/pye50r49

  • Advanced neuroendocrine tumor of the appendix with adnexal infiltration: case report and literature review

    Emiliya Tosheva, Zhivko Shavalov, Vasil Solunkin, Veselin Miroslavov, Dani Penev, Ivaylo Ivanov, Georgi Korukov, Atanas Yonkov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/xxgqh494

  • Post-appendectomy stump appendicitis case report

    Gergana Petrova, Pakataridis Paraskevas, Oleg Tcholakov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/vzmq8v87

  • De Garengeot’s hernia – a rare clinical case and literature review

    Elina Todorova, Tsonka Lukanova, Tsvetan Stanimirov, Ivelin Takorov (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/91vp4554

  • Acute appendicitis in an immunocompromised patient following liver transplantation: A case report

    Miroslav Zashev, Nevrie Niyazi, Ivan Genov, Eliz Sali, Milena Peruhova (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.67572/6g38fw98