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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Small bowel intussusception caused by a metastatic testicular germ cell tumour4
Concordance of fine needle aspiration cytology and final histology of salivary gland tumours4
Laparoscopic splenopexy for wandering spleen with absorbable mesh fixation4
Outcomes for open and laparoscopic appendicectomy for complicated appendicitis in children4
Broad responses and attitudes to having music in surgery (the BRAHMS study) – a South African perspective4
The spectrum and outcome of paediatric emergency surgical admissions - a regional hospital analysis3
Establishing and integrating datasets beyond instilling a culture of capture3
Outcomes of surgical patients in a tertiary ICU with incidental COVID-19 in comparison with COVID-19 naïve patients2
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in a resource-limited setting: a retrospective comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy before and after the introduction of Sentimag at an academic breast unit2
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
Perioperative antibiotic practices amongst otorhinolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat surgeons) in South Africa2
Transforming communication across surgical generations – bridging the gap2
Immunohistochemical determination of mismatch repair gene product in colorectal carcinomas in a young indigenous African cohort2
The incidence and management of complications following stenting of oesophageal malignancies2
HIV associated malignancies presenting as acute pancreatitis: a case series2
The utility of the bedside index of severity in acute pancreatitis at prognosticating adverse outcomes2
An ascaris twist2
The South African way of trauma surgery2
Implementing robotic surgery in South African training institutions: fiddling while Rome burns2
Microsatellite instability in north Indian colorectal cancer patients and its clinicopathological correlation1
Reflections on the development of the Hybrid Electronic Medical Registry in Pietermaritzburg1
Extremity fasciotomy in the developing world setting – a South African experience1
Thirteen-year audit of the management of anorectal fistulae in a tertiary colorectal unit1
Colorectal cancer in South Africa study on the effect of delayed diagnosis to treatment intervals on survival1
More than 60 years of Organised Trauma Care: The Johannesburg Trauma Unit at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital1
Technology alone does not achieve error reduction – a study of handwritten, tick-sheet, ink stamp and electronic medical prescriptions1
The epidemiological characteristics of major trauma in Pietersburg and Mankweng hospitals, Limpopo province1
A case report on lingual schwannoma1
Serum albumin nadir as marker of inflammatory response in abdominal trauma1
Aortoenteric fistulas – our experiences with surgeons’ nightmare1
Intermediate and long-term survival prediction using prognostic scores in patients undergoing salvage TIPS for uncontrolled variceal bleeding1
A comparison of invasive lobular carcinoma with other invasive breast cancers at Tygerberg Academic Hospital1
The George Hospital theatre documentation and information system1
The value of MRCP in children with biliary symptomatology - an essential adjunct for safe cholecystectomy1
A case of bowel perforation secondary to burn conversion1
Open abdominal wall defects and open spina bifida at a regional hospital in northern KwaZulu-Natal – bellwether conditions for neonatal surgery capacity1
The impact of thromboelastography on patients with penetrating abdominal trauma requiring intensive care1
Breast cysticercosis – a case report1
Open surgical treatment for giant presacral tailgut cyst – a case report1
A dedicated quality improvement programme can increase access to paediatric minimal access surgery in South Africa1
Isolated Roux-en-Y versus single loop pancreaticojejunal reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy – a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials1
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in two young women1
Photo- and video-documentation of gastrointestinal endoscopy in under- resourced settings1
A surgeon's journey into the world of IT: the medwebtools.com database1
Late presentation of Bochdalek hernia in children – experience at a single centre1
Oncoplastic surgery for breast carcinoma in South Africa – an audit of outcomes from a single breast unit1
Pneumatosis intestinalis – an illusive disease1
Technical success of endoscopic stenting for malignant gastric outlet obstruction1
Predicting survival in locally advanced gastric cancer using prognostic factors – neoadjuvant rectal score and downstaging depth score1
Damage control surgery of the critical Jehovah’s Witness patient– a narrative review1
Can cannabinoids contribute to cholecystitis – a case of gangrenous acalculous cholecystitis1
Transdiaphragmatic pericardial washout post penetrating cardiac injury found incidentally at diagnostic laparoscopy1
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