Abbreviated laparotomy (damage control) in emergency general surgery: indications, risks and resource-based applications in the South African context [0.03%]
急诊普通外科中缩窄式腹腔探查术（控制性手术）的适应证、风险及在南非的应用状况
C Pothas
C Pothas
"Damage-control" surgery originated in trauma care, emphasising expeditious control of haemorrhage and contamination to avert physiological collapse. This concept has extended into emergency general surgery (EGS) for conditions such as peri...
H Wain
H Wain
The damage control approach to severe injury has been adopted by most trauma practitioners. The concept is borrowed from naval warfare and is one that promotes rapid or temporising measures in the battlefield (i.e. damage control operation)...
Editorial commentary: Abbreviated laparotomy: advantages and disadvantages in South African practice [0.03%]
述评·腹腔简缩术在南非应用的优缺点
M S Moeng,T C Hardcastle
M S Moeng
Abbreviated or "damage-control" laparotomy, originally developed for care of severe exsanguinating trauma, is increasingly applied to emergency general surgery (EGS). The two papers in this "debate series" are timely and practical, given So...
I N Palkowski,K Polden
I N Palkowski
Wilkie's syndrome, also known as superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome, is a rare condition characterised by the compression of the third portion of the duodenum between the abdominal aorta and the overlying SMA. Due to its rarity, the ...
J Botha,M Mihalik
J Botha
Hydatid disease is a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus and is not uncommonly encountered in South Africa, especially in certain endemic areas. It generally affects the liver and lungs, with primary isolated peri...
H Melariri,A Mukhtar,S Labuschagne et al.
H Melariri et al.
We present a case of a female patient with solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) originating in the parapharyngeal space which was successfully resected using an open transoral approach. The patient presented with a worsening airway obstruction, ob...
Retroperitoneal necrotising fasciitis - perils of obesity and acute appendicitis [0.03%]
腹膜后坏死性筋膜炎-肥胖和急性阑尾炎的危险因素
B J M Bornman,J Plaskett,S R Thomson
B J M Bornman
Obesity complicates clinical evaluations of acute abdominal conditions like appendicitis, with excess fat limiting the accuracy of physical examinations and delaying diagnosis. This report presents a case of a 49-year-old morbidly obese fem...
Colonic obstruction secondary to trauma induced intramural haematoma: a rare case report [0.03%]
创伤性肠壁血肿继发结肠梗阻：一例罕见病例报告
K S Möller,E Georgiou,Y Gurdayal
K S Möller
We report an unusual case of complete bowel obstruction as a result of an intramural haematoma (IMH) in the ascending colon, resulting from blunt abdominal trauma. The patient presented with acute abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, preced...
A rare condition that may be confused with testicular torsion in children - testicular band [0.03%]
儿童与睾丸扭转相混淆的罕见疾病-睾丸带症态
A Hanbeyoglu,T Tartar,U Bakal et al.
A Hanbeyoglu et al.
Testicular torsion (TT) is the most important cause of acute scrotum in children, which can lead to testicular loss and requires emergency surgery. Fibrotic bands around the epididymis/spermatic cord that can cause severe testicular ischemi...
Epidemiological and histopathological features of colorectal adenocarcinoma in the Western Cape public health sector between 2018 and 2020 [0.03%]
2018-2020年西开普省公共健康部门结直肠腺癌的流行病学和组织病理学特征
K Naidoo,W Begg,A C van Wyk et al.
K Naidoo et al.
Background: There is a paucity of epidemiological colorectal adenocarcinoma data in sub-Saharan Africa. This deficiency coupled with the rising trends of colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality necessitated the ne...