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  • The open abdomen : Part 2 : Management of the open abdomen using temporary abdominal closure 
    Pretorius, Jan P.; Liebenberg, C.; Piek, D.; Smith, M. (Open Journals Systems, 2011)
    Management of the open abdomen is a complex undertaking, as it not only involves difficult wound healing but also the prevention of many serious local and systemic complications. In this article the different types of ...
  • Guideline summary : appropriate use of tigecycline 
    Brink, Adrian J.; Bizos, D.; Boffard, Kenneth D.; Feldman, Charles; Grolman, D.C.; Pretorius, J.; Richards, Guy A.; Steyn, E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-02)
    Tigecycline, the first of a new class of broad-spectrum antibiotics (the glycylcyclines), has been licensed in South Africa for the parenteral treatment of adult patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs) ...
  • The utilisation of maggot debridement therapy in Pretoria, South Africa 
    Du Plessis, Herman J.C.; Pretorius, Jan P. (Open Journals Systems, 2011)
    Maggots are known to clean wounds by removing slough and dead tissue. This was put to therapeutic use in the last century, between the world wars, when it was in use in at least 300 hospitals in the United States and being ...
  • The open abdomen : Part 3 : Management of the Grade 3 open abdomen with entero-atmospheric fistulae 
    Pretorius, Jan P.; Liebenberg, C.; Piek, D.; Smith, M. (Open Journals Systems, 2011)
    Entero-atmospheric fistulae are a disastrous complication when laparostomes have to be used in abdominal surgery. Patients must be approached from a global and localised perspective, with heavy focus on management of fluid ...
  • Arterio-venous fistula following a lumbar disc surgery 
    Mulaudzi, Thanyani Victor; Sikhosana, Mbokeleng (Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd., 2011-11)
    Vascular complications during posterior lumbar disc surgery are rare and its presentation with varicose veins is even rarer. A 23 year-old male patient presented with large varicose veins in right lower limb. He underwent ...
  • Variations in levels of care within a hospital provided to acute trauma patients 
    Stewart, W.W.D.; Farina, Z.; Clarke, D.L.; Thomson, S.R. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-11)
    INTRODUCTION: Caring for trauma patients is a dynamic process, and it is often necessary to move the trauma patient around the hospital to different locations. This study attempted to document the quality of observations ...
  • Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) – the Pretoria experience and a literature review 
    Hartley, R.J.; Becker, J.H.R. (Hennie); Van der Walt, Hannes; Luvhengo, T. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-08)
    AIM: To analyse the presentation and management of patients with gastro-intestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) at Pretoria hospitals. DESIGN: A retrospective study was done in which all available clinical records of primary ...
  • Herbert Otto Penzhorn (14 April 1944 - 23 February 2011) 
    Mieny, Carel J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-08)
    It was with shock, if not total disbelief, that the surgical community in Pretoria learned of the untimely death of our colleague Herbie Penzhorn on the morning of 23 February 2011. He was killed by crocodiles on his farm ...
  • Guideline : Appropriate use of tigecycline 
    Brink, Andries J.; Bizos, D.; Boffard, Kenneth D.; Feldman, Charles; Grolman, D.C.; Pretorius, Jan P.; Richards, Guy A.; Senekal, M.; Steyn, E.; Welkovic, N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-06)
    INTRODUCTION: Tigecycline, the first of a new class of antibiotics, the glycylcyclines, was licensed in South Africa for the parenteral treatment of adult patients with complicated intraabdominal infections (cIAIs) and ...
  • The open abdomen: why and when should the abdomen be left open? (Part 1 of 3) 
    Pretorius, Jan P.; Liebenberg, C.; Piek, D.; Smith, M. (Open Journals Systems, 2010)
    Intra-abdominal hypertension, abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) and poly-compartment syndrome are serious clinical problems. The key is early recognition of at risk patients so that preventative measures may be ...
  • Laparoscopic treatment of type III para-oesophageal hernia 
    Van Niekerk, Martin Louis (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-02)
    Type III congenital para-oesophageal hernia is a rare condition in children and is characterised by the herniation of both a substantial portion of the stomach and the gastro-oesophageal junction into the chest. This report ...
  • Paediatric thoracoscopy : state of the art 
    Van Niekerk, Martin Louis (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-02)
    Brad Rogers reported the first significant use of thoracoscopy in children in the late 1970s. Over the past two decades there has been an exponential growth and expansion of this technique. Many advanced procedures, including ...
  • A survey on the current status of laparoscopic training in paediatric surgery in South Africa 
    Stevens, Paul S.; De Villiers, M.; Van Niekerk, Martin Louis (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-02)
    OBJECTIVES: To document the current status of laparoscopic training of paediatric surgical registrars in South Africa. METHODS: An anonymous questionnaire was distributed. Participants were asked to document their involvement ...
  • Frey’s syndrome - unusually long delayed clinical onset post-parotidectomy : a case report 
    Chamisa, I. (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2010)
    Frey’s syndrome is a complication of parotidectomy that is thought to occur as a result of aberrant regeneration of the postganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibres supplying the parotid gland to severed postganglionic ...
  • Laparoscopic-assisted pull-through for congenital rectal stenosis 
    Van Niekerk, Martin Louis; Visser, Andre; Venter, Daniel J. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2010-01)
    Congenital rectal stenosis is a rare condition. In this article, we report on a 30-day-old infant with rectal stenosis who underwent a successful laparoscopic pull-through operation. The laparoscopic method allows the ...
  • Malignant melanoma of the skin in black South Africans : a 15-year experience 
    Lodder, J.V.; Simson, W.; Becker, Piet J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-08)
    AIM: To document the anatomical distribution of melanoma, extent of disease, results of treatment and survival among black patients in the north-eastern part of South Africa. METHODS: All available histological material ...
  • Skin and soft-tissue infections 
    Pretorius, Jan P. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-06)
    No abstract available.
  • Pseudomyxoma extraperitonei of ovarian origin mimicking a psoas abscess 
    Chamisa, I. (Springer, 2010-01)
    Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare condition consisting of mucinous ascites, most commonly arising from mucinous tumours of the appendix and occasionally from the ovary. Very rarely, mucinous deposits arise in ...
  • HIV-associated vasculopathy 
    Mulaudzi, Thanyani Victor (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-07)
    Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease was first described in 1981 in the USA in young homosexual men presenting with opportunistic infections associated with severe immune deficiency. The virus itself was identified ...
  • Aneurysmal disease - current management concepts 
    Van Marle, J. (2009-07)
    An aneurysm is defined as a localised dilatation of an artery with an increase in diameter of ≥ 50% than that of the 'normal' undilated adjacent vessel. Aneurysms may occur in all arteries but are most commonly found in ...