Vol. 64 No. 1 (2026)

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Published: 2026-03-25

Guest Editorial

Journal stewardship: Walking the surgical editorial tightrope

JEJ Krige, SR Thomson

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Endocrine Surgery

The performance of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) compared to histology in the preoperative diagnosis of thyroid cancer: a single centre study

S Pillay, T Ntrama, G Muthen, C Trainer, Y Varachia, M Mmutlane, T Luvhengo, N Sishuba

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Follicular thyroid carcinoma in South Africa: Insights from 103 cases

Z Pienaar, L Martin, T Luvhengo, JA Lübbe, A Bestbier, M Bhuiyan, I Bombil, SR Čačala, L Cairncross, C Changfoot, BS Jackson, HS Jehle, L Jonas, MR Lukusa, M Makgoka, A Yeo, NT Sishuba, R Razack; K Baatjes; W Conradie

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The spectrum of thyroid disease requiring surgery: a single centre experience in South Africa

SR Čačala, S Naidu, C Faro, JC Klopper, I Buccimazza

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Twelve tips for setting up a national registry in South Africa: Principles and practice

W Conradie, K Baatjes, L Martin, TE Luvhengo, JA Lubbe, E Archer

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General Surgery

Outcomes of emergency abdominal surgery in an upper-middle income country urban health care system

A Romanus, E Coetzee, L Raphael, S Rayamahji, A Boutall

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Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery

Preventing the preventable: Adolescent hepatocellular carcinoma and implications for hepatitis B virus prevention policy in South Africa

I Kim, E Jonas, K Venter, U Kotze, M Emmamally, CW Spearman, MW Sonderup, M Bernon, S Sobnach

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Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Pilot study results from a resource constrained setting

A Khamajeet, A Diab, T Biesman-Simons, C de Lange, F Noor, D Luchoo, A Melitan, H Bougard

3-11
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Trauma Surgery

Analysis of time to care and cost of damage control laparotomies in a tertiary centre in South Africa

HJ Kruger, E Steyn, JJP Buitendag, JH Klopper, G Oosthuizen

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Cumulative incidence and management of enterocutaneous fistulas owing to laparotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma: a single centre experience

A Sekason, L Moschides, YH Docrat, A Boutall, P Navsaria

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A 12-year review of equestrian related injuries at a major trauma centre in South Africa

T Wilkinson-Smith, VY Kong, D Lee, J Ahn, A Boppana , N Babu, H Wain, GL Laing, DL Clarke
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Management and outcomes of penetrating duodenal injuries: a retrospective cohort study from a level I trauma centre

R Zoubi, S Edu, A Nicol, PH Navsaria

30-38
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Case Report

Complicated Amyand’s hernia

Q Goolam, PM Wondoh, WH Hansen

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Median arcuate ligament syndrome without weight loss: A challenging diagnosis

MA Awan , M Kashbour

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New hope for scar revision with a modified skin culture technique: a case report

WG Kleintjes, TK Prinsloo

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CPD Questionnaire

CPD Questionnaire (V64N01)

Editorial Office

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