Oct 2025: Special issue from the biannual Congress of the South African Association of Paediatric Surgeons 2025
[1] Associate Professor and Head of Department of Pediatric Surgery, Frere & Cecilia Makiwane Hospitals, Walter Sisulu University, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa [2] Division of Pediatric Surgery, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
[1] Associate Professor and Head of Department of Pediatric Surgery, Frere & Cecilia Makiwane Hospitals, Walter Sisulu University, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa [2] Medical intern, Frere and Cecilia Makiwane Hospitals, International Association of Student Surgical Societies, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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...
[1] Division of Pediatric Surgery, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa [2] Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa [3] Division of Medical Ethics and Law, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Introduction: Esophageal atresia, previously perceived as predominantly a neonatal diagnosis associated with peri-operative morbidity, has evolved into a chronic condition distinguished by persistent ...
[1] Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa [2] Philipps University of Marburg, Germany [3] Division of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Introduction: Soluble fiber dietary supplements are used to optimize bowel management in patients with colorectal disorders causing both constipation and incontinence. Availability, effectiveness and ...
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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...
University of Pretoria and Steve Biko Academic Hospital. Division of Pediatric Surgery
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...
[1] Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa Zone 1, Gauteng, South Africa, 0208 [2] Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Gauteng, South Africa
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...
[1] Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa [2] Department of Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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 ...
Faculty of Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Science University, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Molotlegi street, Ga-Rankuwa Zone 1, 0208
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...
Faculty of Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Science University, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ga-Rankuwa
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...
[1] Department of Paediatric Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng, South Africa
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...
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
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...
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa
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...
[1] Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa [2] Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sefako Makgatho Health Science University, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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...
[1] Department of Paediatric Surgery, Grey’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg [2] College of Health Sciences - Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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...
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa.
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. ...