South African Journal of Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of South African Journal of Surgery is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
A case of bowel perforation secondary to burn conversion12
Perioperative antibiotic practices amongst otorhinolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat surgeons) in South Africa9
Median arcuate ligament syndrome without weight loss: A challenging diagnosis6
A case report on lingual schwannoma5
Pathological response of breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy at a single tertiary centre4
Defining the contribution of human error to adverse events in a surgical service4
Can cannabinoids contribute to cholecystitis – a case of gangrenous acalculous cholecystitis4
A rare condition that may be confused with testicular torsion in children – testicular band4
Cumulative incidence and management of enterocutaneous fistulas owing to laparotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma: a single centre experience4
Retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy – introducing a new surgical technique in South Africa3
Factors influencing the outcomes of patients with severe traumatic brain injury following road traffic crashes3
Gall bladder torsion masquerading as appendicitis in a teenage boy3
Gestational gigantomastia complicated by pseudo-angiomatous stromal hyperplasia – a multidisciplinary management approach3
An audit of trauma laparotomy in children and adolescents highlights the role of damage control surgery and the need for a trauma systems approach to injury in this vulnerable population3
Spectrum and surgical outcomes of gastrointestinal stromal tumours3
Editorial3
The academic progress of female general surgery and orthopaedic surgery trainees in South Africa3
Time to regional surgical care in rural South Africa3
A surgeon’s dress code – the patients’ perspective3
A single centre audit of genetic testing in early-onset breast cancer3
Experience of a tertiary/quaternary unit with surgery for endocrine hypertension3
Minimal access surgical research and training in South Africa – a scoping review3
Biochemical markers in emergency thoracic surgery in penetrating trauma3
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Pilot study results from a resource constrained setting2
Rectal suction biopsies to diagnose Hirschsprung’s disease in a low-resource environment – optimising cost-effectiveness2
Preventing the preventable: Adolescent hepatocellular carcinoma and implications for hepatitis B virus prevention policy in South Africa2
Late presentation of Bochdalek hernia in children – experience at a single centre2
Broad responses and attitudes to having music in surgery (the BRAHMS study) – a South African perspective2
Retroperitoneal necrotising fasciitis – perils of obesity and acute appendicitis2
Embracing the future: the necessity of implementing robotic surgery in South African training institutions2
30-day outcomes in 1 000 consecutive laparoscopic cholecystectomies undertaken in four Cape metropole public hospitals2
Retrospective observational review comparing pre- and post-COVID-19 surgical services at Mankweng Hospital2
Adult surgical admissions at a Botswana tertiary teaching hospital – spectrum, comorbidity profile, and outcomes2
Factors influencing outcome in patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease at a South African tertiary hospital2
Concordance of fine needle aspiration cytology and final histology of salivary gland tumours2
Paediatric ambulant burn care treatment in a tertiary burn unit2
South Africa needs to reject the concept of antibiotics as the primary treatment of acute uncomplicated appendicitis2
An unusual presentation of metastatic thyroid carcinoma2
Management and outcomes of penetrating duodenal injuries: a retrospective cohort study from a level I trauma centre2
Symptomatic omphalomesenteric duct anomalies in children2
Outcomes of complex burn injury patients managed at two primary and one tertiary level burns facilities in the Western Cape province of South Africa – a retrospective review2
Epidemiology and anatomic distribution of colorectal cancer in South Africa2
Transdiaphragmatic pericardial washout post penetrating cardiac injury found incidentally at diagnostic laparoscopy2
Colonic perforation in a right atraumatic diaphragmatic hernia1
Outcomes of surgical patients in a tertiary ICU with incidental COVID-19 in comparison with COVID-19 naïve patients1
Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on intraoperative biliary cultures and surgical outcomes after pancreatic resection1
The profile and outcomes of patients in a newly established acute surgical care unit in a teaching tertiary hospital in Botswana1
South African surgical trainees Master of Medicine dissertation survey1
Striking a balance between usability and quality control in electronic health records1
Traumatic limb amputations in polytrauma ICU admissions1
Small bowel metastasis from embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the extremity– a case report1
Hydrothorax and air fluid levels in the right chest – a diagnostic dilemma1
Genital labial phyllodes tumour recurring during pregnancy - does pregnancy impact recurrence?1
Workplace-based assessment – a new era of surgical training competency assessment in South Africa1
Can we trust the data? – the data detective1
More than 60 years of Organised Trauma Care: The Johannesburg Trauma Unit at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital1
Injury patterns in motorbike collisions – a retrospective review in an urban trauma unit in Johannesburg, South Africa1
The South African way of trauma surgery1
New hope for scar revision with a modified skin culture technique: a case report1
Pneumatosis intestinalis – an illusive disease1
Missed appendicitis presenting as necrotising fasciitis of the thigh1
The impact of non-closure of the platysma muscle layer on the cosmesis of thyroidectomy scar – a randomised double-blind controlled trial1
Magseed placement before neoadjuvant chemotherapy to facilitate subsequent breast-conserving surgery – a single-centre audit1
Never to be missed again - an analysis of 55 consecutive cases of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia1
The accuracy of white cell count and C-reactive protein in diagnosing acute appendicitis at a tertiary hospital1
An audit of clinically triaged women at low risk for breast cancer presenting to the Helen Joseph Mammography Unit1
Impact of COVID-19 on surgical specialist training as quantified by trainee complication rates for cataract surgery1
A randomised control trial of intraoperative and early outcome in scalpel versus monopolar diathermy for midline abdominal incisions1
Predicting gallstone pancreatitis in HIV infected patients1
Thirteen-year audit of the management of anorectal fistulae in a tertiary colorectal unit1
Extremity fasciotomy in the developing world setting – a South African experience1
A comparative analysis of the upper gastrointestinal endoscopic reporting systems within the Durban Metropolitan complex1
Gastrointestinal obstruction in neonates and infants – a four-year profile in Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital1
Transforming communication across surgical generations – bridging the gap1
The adapted Caprini score as a proxy for postoperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: a tertiary hospital experience1
Urinary pH as a prognosticator of acute kidney injury in crush syndrome1
Analysis of time to care and cost of damage control laparotomies in a tertiary centre in South Africa1
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 Africa1
Preoperative dietitian-led calorie-restricted diet: impact on left hepatic lobe volume and laparoscopic upper GIT surgery visibility1
A long walk to freedom: the epidemiology of penetrating trauma in South Africa - analysis of 4 697 patients over a six-year period at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital1
The spectrum and outcome of paediatric emergency surgical admissions - a regional hospital analysis1
Procedures most frequently performed by South African-trained general surgeons – implications for training and assessment1
Solitary fibrous tumour presenting as intussusception1
Rectosigmoid screwdriver perforation presenting as a strangulated inguinal hernia1
The spectrum, management and outcome of cellulitis in subtropical South Africa1
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on presentation of surgical disease in paediatric patients at a tertiary centre in Cape Town, South Africa1
Aortoenteric fistulas – our experiences with surgeons’ nightmare1
Oncoplastic surgery for breast carcinoma in South Africa – an audit of outcomes from a single breast unit1
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