Vol. 62 No. 1 (2024)

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Published: 2025-04-18

Opinion Piece

South African National Cancer Prevention Services

PA Goldberg, M Muchengeti, I Buccimazza, F Malherbe, N Mbatani, A van Wyk, R Ramesar

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Survey

The academic progress of female general surgery and orthopaedic surgery trainees in South Africa

S Govender, R Naidoo, S Ebrahim, B Singh

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Post-traumatic stress disorder in international surgeons undertaking trauma electives in a South African trauma centre

V Thirayan, V Kong, H Uchino, DL Clarke

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Trauma Surgery

The sensitivity of a neck CT scan in detecting pneumothoraces in nonpenetrating trauma

R Byebwa, EE Nweke, M Moeng

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Biochemical markers in emergency thoracic surgery in penetrating trauma

M Lubout, J Goosen, D Kruger, P Fru, S Makhadi, MS Moeng

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Outcomes of non-operative management of penetrating abdominal trauma

N Almgla, M Rau Risk, S Edu, A Nicol, P Navsaria

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Paediatric Surgery

A dedicated quality improvement programme can increase access to paediatric minimal access surgery in South Africa

H Mangray, S Madziba, A Ngobese, MTD Smith, DL Clarke

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Endoscopic findings in children born with oesophageal atresia in an academic unit in South Africa

C de Vos, N Fourie, B Banieghbal, PT Schubert, D Sidler, P Goussard

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Open abdominal wall defects and open spina bifida at a regional hospital in northern KwaZulu-Natal – bellwether conditions for neonatal surgery capacity

R Vosloo, G Wyer, L Naidoo, B Enicker, A Maharaj, NC Kapongo

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General Surgery

The rate of iatrogenic injuries in surgical patients appears resistant to multiple interventions: what can we learn from aviation safety?

H Wain, DL Clarke, S Wall

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Adult surgical admissions at a Botswana tertiary teaching hospital – spectrum, comorbidity profile, and outcomes

AG Bedada, MJ Mpapho, SG Hamda

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Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Perforated peptic ulcer – a case series and an African perspective

MT Mahlefahlo, OD Montwedi, VOL Karusseit

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Predicting survival in locally advanced gastric cancer using prognostic factors – neoadjuvant rectal score and downstaging depth score

S Tamam, S Culcu, K Erözkan, MS Benk, C Azılı, E Altınsoy, Ş Ersöz, AE Unal

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Case Report

Tuberculous mastoiditis – a case series

TK Suttle, T Els, I Butler

80-82
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Breast cysticercosis – a case report

C Mabaso, W Ngwisanyi, S Nayler, C Nyatsambo, CA Benn

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A rare case of adult intussusception

D Rattray, H Brink

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Gestational gigantomastia complicated by pseudo-angiomatous stromal hyperplasia – a multidisciplinary management approach

FH Rabe, M Conradie, M Mahoko, RC De Villiers, J Edge

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Obituaries

Professor Brian Leigh Warren 1950–2023

Jeanne Lubbe

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Professor David Dent 1939–2023

Eugenio Panieri, Jake Krige

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CPD Questionnaire

CPD Questionnaire (V62N01)

Editorial Office
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SAJS Essay Competition

SAJS Essay Competition 2024

Editorial Office
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