Tuberculous mastoiditis - a case series
S Afr J Surg. 2024 Mar;62(1):80-82.ABSTRACTTuberculous mastoiditis (TBM) is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB), which may result in catastrophic complications, including mastoid and ossicle destruction, hearing loss and intracranial spread if untreated. Diagnosis is challenging due to the paucibacillary nature of extrapulmonary TB, compounded by limited theatre access for specimen retrieval, resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment initiation. In this case series, we discuss three cases of TBM (one paediatric and two adults) who presented to the public and private healthcare sectors in the Eastern Cape in ...
Source: South African Journal of Surgery - April 3, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: T K Suttle T Els I Butler Source Type: research
Breast cysticercosis - a case report
We report a case of breast cysticercosis in a young South African woman.PMID:38568132 (Source: South African Journal of Surgery)
Source: South African Journal of Surgery - April 3, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: C Mabaso W Ngwisanyi S Nayler C Nyatsambo C A Benn Source Type: research
A rare case of adult intussusception
In this report, we present a 53-year-old male with an ileocaecal intussusception. The patient underwent an extended right hemicolectomy and double barrel ileocolostomy. Histopathological review of the specimen identified the lead point as an intramural caecal lymph node which, as far as we are aware, is the first time this type of lead point has been reported.PMID:38568133 (Source: South African Journal of Surgery)
Source: South African Journal of Surgery - April 3, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: D Rattray H Brink Source Type: research
Gestational gigantomastia complicated by pseudo-angiomatous stromal hyperplasia - a multidisciplinary management approach
S Afr J Surg. 2024 Mar;62(1):89-91.ABSTRACTGestational gigantomastia is a rare condition typified by disproportionate bilateral breast enlargement in pregnant women, resulting in skin thinning, ulceration, and bleeding. Less than sixty cases have been documented worldwide, and only one other in South Africa. Pseudo-angiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) is a rare benign proliferation of stromal tissue in a tumorous or diffuse pattern. This, to the best of our knowledge, is the first published case, a 27-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive woman, to present with both conditions concurrently. Medical managem...
Source: South African Journal of Surgery - April 3, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: F H Rabe M Conradie M Mahoko R C de Villiers J Edge Source Type: research
South African National Cancer Prevention Services
S Afr J Surg. 2024 Mar;62(1):2-6.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38568118 (Source: South African Journal of Surgery)
Source: South African Journal of Surgery - April 3, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: P A Goldberg M Muchengeti I Buccimazza F Malherbe N Mbatani A van Wyk R Ramesar Source Type: research
