Cover of Oct 2025: Special issue from the biannual Congress of the South African Association of Paediatric Surgeons 2025

Volume 2, Issue 4

Oct 2025: Special issue from the biannual Congress of the South African Association of Paediatric Surgeons 2025

Table of Contents

Original Articles

  • Original Article

    Editorial for the “Pediatric Surgery in Africa” issue of PST Journal

    Prof Milind Chitnis [1], Dr Corné de Vos [2]

    [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

    The Eastern Cape province in South Africa is the poorest province in thecountry with one of the poorest healthcare systems. In the 20thcentury, General Surgeons from the Frere and Cecilia Makiwane Hos...

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  • Original Article

    “FROM RAGS TO RICHES”: 1995-2025 ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL PEDIATRIC SURGICAL SERVICE IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA

    Milind Chitnis [1], Jessica Davies [2]

    [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...

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  • Original Article

    LONG-TERM CLINICAL FOLLOW-UP OF CHILDREN BORN WITH ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

    Corné de Vos [1,2], Daniel Sidler [3], Lizelle van Wyk [2], Pierre Goussard [2]

    [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 ...

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    SOLUBLE FIBER SELECTION FOR PEDIATRIC BOWEL MANAGEMENT: EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON AND PRACTICAL GUIDELINES

    Marion Arnold [1], Arthur Schmidt [1,2], Lisarae Ungerer [3], Stephanie Harris [3], Nosandiswa Dlamini [1], Hannah Levy [1], Maloma Makashe [1], Patience Mojapelo [1], Naidoo Nikkia [1], Rachel Otter [1], Ratshivombela D [1], Alexandra Van Stelten [1]

    [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 ...

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    ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA, DUODENAL ATRESIA AND ILEAL PERFORATION IN A 1000g PREMATURE NEONATE COMPLICATED BY A RECURRENT TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA: A CASE PRESENTATION

    Rainier Bence, Mohamed Abdelsalam, Corné de Vos

    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...

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    WAUGH SYNDROME: AN INTERESTING CLUSTER OF PRESENTATIONS AT A TERTIARY INSTITUTION

    Eliyah Aaron Sischy [1], Matlhatse Phuti Maluleke [1], Nooreen Amod [2], Alireza Dehghan-Dehnavi [2], Elliot Motloung [1]

    [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...

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    PAINLESS OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE IN A CHILD: A RARE CHASE OF HEPATIC ARTERY ANEURYSM

    Tenisha Singh [1], Nirav Patel [1], Aluwani Mphahlele [1], Nicola Lahoud [2], John Devar [2]

    [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 ...

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    SOLID PSEUDOPAPILLARY EPITHELIAL NEOPLASM (SPEN) OF THE PANCREAS

    Matlhatse Phuti Maluleke [1] , Elliot Motloung [2] , Eliyah Aaron Sischy [3]

    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...

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    PAROTID GLAND MALIGNANCY IN PEDIATRICS: MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA

    Matlhatse Phuti Maluleke, Elliot Motloung, Modise Zacharia Koto, Eliyah Aaron Sischy

    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...

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  • Original Article

    A CALL FOR APPROPRIATE URINARY CATHETERS IN NEONATES

    Johannes Petrus Potgieter, Eliyah Aaron Sischy, Elliot Motloung

    [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...

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