Research Articles (Paediatric Surgery)
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Paediatric blunt abdominal trauma : are we doing too many computed tomography scans?
(Medpharm Publications, 2013-02)Blunt abdominal trauma in childhood contributes significantly to both morbidity and mortality. Selective non-operative management of blunt abdominal trauma in children depends on both diagnostic and clinical factors. ... -
Missed opportunities for retention in pre-ART care in Cape Town, South Africa
(Public Library of Science -- PLoS, 2014-05)Background: Few studies have evaluated access to and retention in pre-ART care. Objectives: To evaluate the proportion of People Living With HIV (PLWH) in pre-ART and ART care and factors associated with retention in ... -
Problems related to cytomegalovirus infection and biliary atresia
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-11)Background. Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is related to biliary disease, being cholestatic in its own right. It has also been associated with intrahepatic bile duct destruction and duct paucity, indicating a ... -
Lessons from the hepatoblastoma- familial polyposis connection
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-11)Background. Approximately one-third of hepatoblastoma (HB) patients have associated congenital abnormalities, but familial recurrence is rare, except in association with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). This ... -
Chasing the ubiquitous RET proto-oncogene in South African MEN2 families - Implications for the surgeon
(2010)The RET proto-oncogene (REarranged during Transfection; RET) plays an important role in the causation of many thyroid tumours. Germline RET proto-oncogene missense mutations have been clearly linked to medullary thyroid ... -
Haemoperitoneum and associated torsion of the testicle in the newborn
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1974)A case of haemoperitoneum and concomitant torsion of the testes is reported - the first case in the English literature. The management of the case and the aetiological factors responsible for haemoperitoneum and torsion ... -
Application of irradiation as an immunosuppressive agent
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1987-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The concept of using total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) for immunosuppression is based on the prolonged and profound immunosuppressive effects observed after TLI in the treatment of patients with Hodgkin's ...