A retrospective review of the management and outcome of patients with retained intrathoracic foreign bodies [0.03%]
回顾性分析胸腔内异物残留患者的诊治及预后状况
B Manicum,T C Hardcastle
B Manicum
Background: Minimally invasive surgery has transformed surgery. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been used for a few specific acute indications, however there is a paucity of data describing the management ...
A comparison of presenting symptoms and signs to CT-angiogram and contrast swallow in penetrating neck injury [0.03%]
穿通性颈部损伤的临床表现与CT血管造影和碘水吞咽试验的对照研究
K A Misra,T C Hardcastle
K A Misra
Background: Penetrating neck injuries account for a significant trauma burden on the provincial healthcare system. Penetrating neck trauma ranges from obvious aerodigestive and/or vascular injuries with unstable physiolog...
Gastrointestinal obstruction in neonates and infants - a four-year profile in Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital [0.03%]
新生儿和婴儿胃肠梗阻在克里斯·哈尼巴拉格瓦塔学术医院4年间的病例分析
O Baratedi,J Scribante,A Withers et al.
O Baratedi et al.
Background: Different disease entities that cause gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction have been studied in isolation; however, no description of GI obstruction in neonates and infants in South Africa could be identified. Th...
Outcomes of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs: an 11-year experience in a private surgical practice [0.03%]
腹腔镜疝气修补术的效果：私人外科诊所11年的经验
K A Naidu,S B Ismail,S Ebrahim
K A Naidu
Background: Inguinal hernia repairs are among the most common surgeries worldwide, with laparoscopic techniques being increasingly popular due to benefits like reduced pain, faster recovery, and better cosmetic outcomes. ...
E O Owolabi,F Malherbe,L Cairncross et al.
E O Owolabi et al.
Background: Time from diagnosis to operative care is a quality indicator in breast cancer (BCA) care. The recommended time from diagnosis to definitive treatment in South Africa (SA) is 31 days. The primary objective of t...
Uptake of laparoscopy after intensive training in minimal access surgery during general surgical programme at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University [0.03%]
微创手术强化培训后拉普阿罗氏手术的采用率：塞法科·马卡塔霍健康科学大学普通外科专业项目经验总结报告
S S Ngema,M Z Koto
S S Ngema
Background: The proven advantages of minimal access surgery (MAS), such as laparoscopy, are globally recognised. However, its adoption is variable in all countries irrespective of income level. One of the commonly cited b...
D L Clarke
D L Clarke
I would like to thank the president of the SRS and the committee for inviting me to present the annual DJ du Plessis lecture. It remains a great honour and is undoubtedly one of the highlights of a career in South African academic surgery. ...
D Nel,V Burch,K Beley et al.
D Nel et al.
We thank Professor Thomson for his highly insightful letter to our manuscript "Procedures most frequently performed by South African-trained general surgeons - implications for training and assessment"1 and the opportunity it creates to fur...
S R Thomson
S R Thomson
I read with interest the survey by Nel et al.1 "Procedures most frequently performed by South African-trained general surgeons - implications for training and assessment". I am heartened to see the long overdue move towards workbased assess...
B Ngqamba,I Buccimazza,S Ismail
B Ngqamba
A 55-year-old female presented with a 6-year history of a scalp mass. Clinical assessment revealed a non-toxic right thyroid nodule and 18 x 17 cm scalp mass with facial varicosities (Figure 1). A skull X-ray (Figure 2a) and brain computeri...