Vol 61 No 2 (2023) | South African Journal of Surgery

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The full journal is available at https://pub.medpharm.co.za/sajs-vol-612-2023/

Published: 2023-06-26

Editorial

Embracing the future: the necessity of implementing robotic surgery in South African training institutions

T Forgan, J Lazarus

2-4
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Burns

An observational cross-sectional study to assess teaching, knowledge and resource availability to provide surgical burn care by surgical trainees in hospitals in KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa

N Mabaso, M T D Smith, N L Allorto

5-9
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Trauma Surgery

Interpretation of emergency CT angiograms in vascular trauma – vascular surgeon vs radiologist

P Parag, T C Hardcastle

10-13
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The impact of thromboelastography on patients with penetrating abdominal trauma requiring intensive care

M Hannington, D Nel, M Miller, A Nicol, P Navsaria

36-41
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Oncology

The clinicopathological spectrum and treatment outcomes in metastatic colorectal cancer in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa

S S Kader, Y Moodley, T E Madiba

14-18
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Breast Surgery

Sentinel lymph node biopsy in a resourcelimited setting: a retrospective comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy before and after the introduction of Sentimag at an academic breast unit

M Yousef, L Roodt, A Masu, D Nel, F Malherbe

19-23
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Paediatric Surgery

Rectal suction biopsies to diagnose Hirschsprung’s disease in a low-resource environment – optimising cost-effectiveness

L Hartford, N Schönfeldt, R Mohanlal, C Bebington, J Loveland, C Westgarth-Taylor, G Brisighelli

24-27
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General Surgery

The utility of the bedside index of severity in acute pancreatitis at prognosticating adverse outcomes

T N Makofane, D L Clarke, F Anderson, L Ferndale

28-31
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Adult corrosive ingestions in the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Surgical Service

A N Mthethwa, M Govender, D L Clarke

42-46
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Endocrine Surgery

Mediastinal goitre – a South African case series

I Bombil, P N Mogane, R A Muganza

32-35
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Colorectal Surgery

A South African central hospital’s experience with malignant colorectal obstruction

N J Ndlovu, S Kader, Y Moodley, S Cheddie, T E Madiba

47-50
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Case Reports

Fungal abscess of the parotid gland – the value of microbiological assessment

A K Ogonowski Bizos, M White, J Fagan, V Pretorius

51-52
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The vagaries of diagnosis and management of traumatic lumbar artery pseudoaneurysm

V C Ntola, S K Ntloko

53-55
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Obituaries

Professor John Terblanche 1935–2023

Jake Krige

56-57
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Dr Stan Weakley 27 July 1953–10 February 2023

Neil Comley, Kate Van Tonder

58
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CPD Questionnaire

CPD Questionnaire (V61N02)

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