Browsing Research Articles (General Surgery) by Title

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    • Early decreased neutrophil responsiveness is related to late onset sepsis in multitrauma patients : an international cohort study 

      Groeneveld, Kathelijne M.; Koenderman, Leo; Warren, Brian L.; Jol, Saskia; Leenen, Luke P. H.; Hietbrink, Falco (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 

      Louwrens, H. D.; Jaskiewicz, K.; Van Wyk, M. J.; Kotze, T. J. V. W.; Brits, T. A. (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 

      Voss, M.; Forward, L. M.; Smits, C. A. G.; Duvenage, R. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2010)

    • Ethico-legal aspects of the protocol for needlestick injuries 

      Edge, J. M.; Van Rensburg, E. J.; Mostert, E. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2000)
      [No abstract available]

    • Gastric haemorrhage in a patient with neurofibromatosis : a case report 

      Du Toit, D. F. (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 

      Louwrens, H. D.; Van Kotze, W. T. J.; Brits, D. A.; Rossouw, D. J.; Falck, V. (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 

      Van Zyl, J. A.; Van der Walt, J. J.; Van Zyl, J. J. W. (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 

      Steyn, E.; Al-Benna, S. (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 

      Du Toit, D. F.; Greeff, M. (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 

      Lubbe, J.; Webner, A.; Potgieter, A.; Odendaal, W.; Cooper, C.; Lambrechts, A. (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 

      Du Toit, D. F.; Heydenrych, J. J.; Laker, L. (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 ...

    • An overview of penetrating traumatic brain injuries at a major civilian trauma centre in South Africa 

      Buitendag, J. J. P.; Ras, A.; Kong, V. Y.; Bruce, J. L.; Laing, G. L.; Clarke, D. L.; Brysiewicz, P. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019)
      ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study reviews our experience with penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in order to define and describe the injury pattern and the outcome. A secondary aim of this study was to review the use of ...

    • Pancreatic transplantation in a patient with severe insulin resistance : a case report 

      Du Toit, D. F.; Heydenrych, J. J.; Coetzee, A. R.; Weight, M. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1988)
      A 22-year-old white woman with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus of 20 years' duration and advanced secondary complications underwent pancreatic transplantation for severe insulin resistance and rapidly progressive ...

    • Performance data of screening mammography at a dedicated breast health centre 

      Apffelstaedt, J. P.; Steenkamp, V.; Baatjes, K. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2008)
      Background. Mammographic screening has become part of routine health care. We present a first analysis of screening mammography in a dedicated breast health centre in Africa. Objective. To establish a performance benchmark ...

    • Possible radiation injury at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station 

      Van Rensburg, L. C. J.; De Villiers, B.; Van Zyl, C. J. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986)
      Any injured patient from Koeberg Nuclear Power Station will be treated in the conventional manner as an acute surgical emergency; this has priority over decontamination. The ideal situation is decontamination at Koeberg ...

    • Preoperative anaemia and clinical outcomes in the South African surgical outcomes study 

      Marsicano, D.; Hauser, N.; Roodt, F.; Cloete, E.; Conradie, W.; Morford, V.; Nel, D.; Bishop, D. G.; Madiba, T. E.; Biccard, B. M. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2018)
      Background. In high-income countries, preoperative anaemia has been associated with poor postoperative outcomes. To date, no large study has investigated this association in South Africa (SA). The demographics of SA surgical ...

    • Recurrent pancreatitis after partial ileal bypass for hyperlipidaemia : a case report 

      Du Toit, D. F.; Knott-Craig, C.; Laker, L. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1985)
      The case of a 28-year-old man with alcohol-induced bouts of recurrent acute pancreatitis after a partial ileal bypass performed for hyperlipidaemia is presented. Serial computed tomography proved valuable for assessing the ...

    • Reflections on undergraduate teaching 

      Edge, Jenny (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2019)
      Introduction: After 18 years of largely being out of undergraduate teaching of medical students, I am once again immersed. It is the same as it was, but it is also very different. In trying to make sense of this difference, ...

    • The South African Surgical Outcomes Study : a 7-day prospective observational cohort study 

      Biccard, Bruce Mark; Madiba, Thandinkosi E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015)
      Background. Non-cardiac surgical morbidity and mortality is a major global public health burden. Sub-Saharan African perioperative outcome data are scarce. South Africa (SA) faces a unique public health challenge, engulfed ...

    • The spectrum of animal related injuries managed at a major trauma centre in South Africa 

      Wessels, E. U.; Kong, V. Y.; Buitendag, J.; Moffatt, S.; Ras, A. B.; Ras, M.; Smith, M. T. D.; Laing, G. L.; Bruce, J. L.; Bekker, W.; Manchev, V.; Clarke, D. L. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019)
      ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Humans come into contact and interact with an array of animals in a number of areas and environments. We set out to review our experience with animal-related injuries in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, ...