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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
A case of bowel perforation secondary to burn conversion9
Perioperative antibiotic practices amongst otorhinolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat surgeons) in South Africa6
Microsatellite instability in north Indian colorectal cancer patients and its clinicopathological correlation5
Retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy – introducing a new surgical technique in South Africa3
Defining the contribution of human error to adverse events in a surgical service3
Can cannabinoids contribute to cholecystitis – a case of gangrenous acalculous cholecystitis3
A case report on lingual schwannoma3
Factors influencing the outcomes of patients with severe traumatic brain injury following road traffic crashes2
Editorial2
Gestational gigantomastia complicated by pseudo-angiomatous stromal hyperplasia – a multidisciplinary management approach2
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 population2
Experience of a tertiary/quaternary unit with surgery for endocrine hypertension2
A single centre audit of genetic testing in early-onset breast cancer2
A surgeon’s dress code – the patients’ perspective2
The academic progress of female general surgery and orthopaedic surgery trainees in South Africa2
Brachial artery injuries - the impact of the anatomical site of injury on postoperative outcomes2
Spectrum and surgical outcomes of gastrointestinal stromal tumours2
Pathological response of breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy at a single tertiary centre2
Time to regional surgical care in rural South Africa2
Minimal access surgical research and training in South Africa – a scoping review2
Gall bladder torsion masquerading as appendicitis in a teenage boy2
Workplace-based assessment – a new era of surgical training competency assessment in South Africa1
The adapted Caprini score as a proxy for postoperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: a tertiary hospital experience1
Concordance of fine needle aspiration cytology and final histology of salivary gland tumours1
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
Late presentation of Bochdalek hernia in children – experience at a single centre1
30-day outcomes in 1 000 consecutive laparoscopic cholecystectomies undertaken in four Cape metropole public hospitals1
Adult surgical admissions at a Botswana tertiary teaching hospital – spectrum, comorbidity profile, and outcomes1
An audit of clinically triaged women at low risk for breast cancer presenting to the Helen Joseph Mammography Unit1
Solitary fibrous tumour presenting as intussusception1
Predicting gallstone pancreatitis in HIV infected patients1
A comparative analysis of the upper gastrointestinal endoscopic reporting systems within the Durban Metropolitan complex1
A randomised control trial of intraoperative and early outcome in scalpel versus monopolar diathermy for midline abdominal incisions1
Traumatic limb amputations in polytrauma ICU admissions1
Rectosigmoid screwdriver perforation presenting as a strangulated inguinal hernia1
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
The negative appendicectomy rate at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital - a 10-year review1
Impact of COVID-19 on surgical specialist training as quantified by trainee complication rates for cataract surgery1
Symptomatic omphalomesenteric duct anomalies in children1
An unusual presentation of metastatic thyroid carcinoma1
Rectal suction biopsies to diagnose Hirschsprung’s disease in a low-resource environment – optimising cost-effectiveness1
Genital labial phyllodes tumour recurring during pregnancy - does pregnancy impact recurrence?1
Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on intraoperative biliary cultures and surgical outcomes after pancreatic resection1
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on presentation of surgical disease in paediatric patients at a tertiary centre in Cape Town, South Africa1
The accuracy of white cell count and C-reactive protein in diagnosing acute appendicitis at a tertiary hospital1
Never to be missed again - an analysis of 55 consecutive cases of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia1
Epidemiology and anatomic distribution of colorectal cancer in South Africa1
Striking a balance between usability and quality control in electronic health records1
Embracing the future: the necessity of implementing robotic surgery in South African training institutions1
Colonic perforation in a right atraumatic diaphragmatic hernia1
Transdiaphragmatic pericardial washout post penetrating cardiac injury found incidentally at diagnostic laparoscopy1
Procedures most frequently performed by South African-trained general surgeons – implications for training and assessment1
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 review1
Factors influencing outcome in patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease at a South African tertiary hospital1
Biochemical markers in emergency thoracic surgery in penetrating trauma1
Broad responses and attitudes to having music in surgery (the BRAHMS study) – a South African perspective1
Hydrothorax and air fluid levels in the right chest – a diagnostic dilemma1
Can we trust the data? – the data detective1
Magseed placement before neoadjuvant chemotherapy to facilitate subsequent breast-conserving surgery – a single-centre audit1
The impact of non-closure of the platysma muscle layer on the cosmesis of thyroidectomy scar – a randomised double-blind controlled trial1
The spectrum, management and outcome of cellulitis in subtropical South Africa1
Small bowel metastasis from embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the extremity– a case report1
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