December 2025
The Eastern Cape province in South Africa is the poorest province in the country with one of the poorest healthcare systems. In the 20th century, General Surgeons from the Frere and Cecilia Makiwane H...
Introduction: Esophageal atresia, previously perceived as predominantly a neonatal diagnosis associated with peri-operative morbidity, has evolved into a chronic condition distinguished by persistent ...
Introduction: Soluble fiber dietary supplements are used to optimize bowel management in patients with colorectal disorders causing both constipation and incontinence. Availability, effectiveness and ...
Introduction: Esophageal atresia (EA) is a common congenital malformation of the upper gastrointestinal tract caused by failure of separation or incomplete foregut development. This rare congenital di...
Introduction: Foreign body ingestion is a common occurrence in children. Majority of the ingested foreign bodies usually pass spontaneously without complications. One percent of these ingested foreign...
Introduction: Waugh Syndrome is a rare pediatric condition characterized by the synchronous occurrence of intussusception and intestinal malrotation. Both conditions are known causes of intestinal obs...
Introduction: Hepatic artery aneurysms are rare visceral aneurysms,predominantly reported in adults, with limited literature in children. Although rare, this condition poses a considerable diagnostic ...
Introduction: Solid pseudopapillary epithelial neoplasms (SPENs) of the pancreas are rare neoplasms, particularly uncommon in children and males. They predominantly affect young females in their secon...
Introduction: Salivary gland neoplasms are rare in children and adolescents, with an estimated incidence of ~4% in patients under 20 years of age. Malignant epithelial salivary gland neoplasms are par...
Introduction: Urinary catheterization using feeding tubes is a common practice in neonates due to the unavailability of appropriately sized urinary catheters in many South African and low-income healt...
Introduction: Globally abdominal gunshot injuries in children seem rare with reported incidence of 0.55 per 100,000 in the last 10 years. It is more prevalent in war zones, countries with urban violen...
Introduction: Mature intrathoracic teratomas are rare benign germ cell tumors, particularly in infancy. Most commonly arising in the anterior mediastinum, these tumors may be asymptomatic or present w...
Introduction: Peutz-Jegher’s Syndrome (PJS) is a rare hereditary condition characterized by the development of gastrointestinal polyps and mucocutaneous freckling. These polyps can cause intussuscepti...
Introduction: There are few cases reported with total colonic triplication in the literature, and none have been reported with the association of ileal duplication, triplicated appendix, and rectovagi...
Introduction: Hepatic arteriovenous malformation (HAVM) is a rare vascular anomaly characterized by an abnormal fistulous connection between the hepatic arterial supply and the hepatic venous system. ...
