Browsing Research Articles (General Surgery) by Title
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Alternative modalities being promoted for breast screening
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2018)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: is a political issue as much as a medical one, and although there is an enormous amount of literature looking at the benefits of the standard modalities, there is no consensus about the efficacy of ... -
Aneurysm of the splenic artery - a controversial entity. A case report
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1983-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The case of an asymptomatic, calcified, arteriosclerotic, intact splenic artery aneurysm in a 60-year-old woman is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed by selective coeliac arteriography and the aneurysm ... -
The application, mechanism of action and side-effects of immunosuppressive agents in clinical transplantation
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986-11)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The conventional agents (azathioprine and steroids) have been the mainstay of organ allograft immunosuppression for the past 20 years. The main drawback of the immunosuppressive agents at present in use ... -
Bicycle accident injuries
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986-09)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Bicycle accidents in 210 patients are analysed. Ages ranged from 1 to 59 years (mean 14,5 years) with a male predominance. In 52% of patients there was a head or facial injury, 6% being moderate to severe. ... -
Buerger's disease. A case report and review of the literature
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1984)A case of thrombo-angiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) in a 30-year-old man is reported. Irremediable gangrene necessitated amputation of both legs, and distal amputation of the fingers and thumb of the right hand. -
Carcinoma of the breast in children : a case report and review of the literature
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1980)The case of a 10-yr-old girl with juvenile carcinoma of the breast is presented. The literature is reviewed and current thoughts relating to the treatment of breast carcinoma in children are discussed. The major controversy ... -
The clinical value of ERCP-guided cholangiopancreatoscopy using a singleoperator system
(BioMed Central, 2019)Background: Single-operator, per-oral cholangiopancreatoscopy (SOPCP) enables direct biliopancreatic ductal visualization, targeted tissue sampling, and therapeutic intervention. At Karolinska University Hospital, SOPCP ... -
Damage control or definitive repair? a retrospective review of abdominal trauma at a major trauma center in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-01-20)Background: This study set out to review a large series of trauma laparotomies from a single center and to compare those requiring damage control surgery (DCS) with those who did not, and then to interrogate a number of ... -
Distal malignant biliary obstruction : a prospective randomised trial comparing plastic and uncovered self-expanding metal stents in the palliation of symptomatic jaundice
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)Background: The aim of this study was to determine the safety and clinical effectiveness of 10Fr plastic biliary stents compared to uncovered self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) for palliative treatment of patients with ... -
Early decreased neutrophil responsiveness is related to late onset sepsis in multitrauma patients : an international cohort study
(Public Library of Science, 2017-07-30)Background: Severe trauma can lead to the development of infectious complications after several days, such as sepsis. Early identification of patients at risk will aid anticipating these complications. The aim of this ... -
Endoscopic investigation for gastric cancer in a high-risk group
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1992)Early gastric cancer (EGC) was diagnosed in only a small percentage (<1%) of gastric cancer cases seen at Tygerberg Hospital over a 10-year period (1976-1985). This study, aimed at increasing the yield of EGC, was conducted ... -
Endoscopy outreach : how worthwhile is it
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Ethico-legal aspects of the protocol for needlestick injuries
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Gastric haemorrhage in a patient with neurofibromatosis : a case report
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1987)A 54-year-old woman with upper gastro-intestinal haemorrhage, neurofibromatosis and an underlying schwannoma of the stomach is presented. Gastroscopy and barium meal examination revealed the presence of a submucosal gastric ... -
Has the character of gastric cancer changed? a descriptive study of a 10-year period
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1991)Over the 10-year period January 1976-December 1985, 446 patients with histologically verified adenocarcinoma of the stomach were treated at Tygerberg Hospital. Coloured patients made up 63.4% of the study population and a ... -
Hemangiosarkoom van die bors : 'n gevallestudie en oorsig van die literatuur
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1975)In this case of angiosarcoma of the breast in a 55 yr old woman, the time from treatment to death was 41 mth, compared with 25 mth in collected cases from the literature. The possible value of adjuvant chemotherapy is ... -
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on transplantation
(Medpharm, 2020-09)The evolving epidemic has led to reduced activities in organ donation and transplantation across South Africa. Similarly, transplantation programmes have been suspended in other countries because of scarce resources ... -
Low-velocity gunshot injury of the abdominal aorta managed by debridement and re-anastomosis : a case report
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986-01)Penetrating injuries to the abdominal aorta are highly lethal despite increasing numbers of reports of successful treatment. A case of survival after a 0,25-calibre gunshot wound of the abdominal aorta is presented. The ... -
Metabolic surgery in South Africa : an initial academic hospital experience
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019)BACKGROUND: In South Africa, 42.0% of adult females and 13.5% of adult males are classified as obese, the highest recorded numbers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Metabolic surgery has been proven to be a safe and effective treatment, ... -
Organ allotransplantation since the advent of cyclosporin
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1985)Successful long-term organ transplantation has been made possible by the use of conventional immuno-suppression. In contrast with transplantation of other organs, transplantation of the kidney has become an accepted ...
