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Intrahepatic fetus-in-fetu: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg (1999) 1.00

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Hepatoblastoma--evolution of management and outcome and significance of histology of the resected tumor. A 31-year experience with 40 cases. J Pediatr Surg (2004) 0.96

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Blunt liver trauma in children. Injury (1991) 0.94

The effects of war on children in Africa. Pediatr Surg Int (2003) 0.94

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Unusual intestinal sequelae after operations for Ascaris lumbricoides infestation. Pediatr Surg Int (2003) 0.93

Colorectal carcinoma in children. J Pediatr Surg (1992) 0.93

A 25-year review of the acute scrotum in children. S Afr Med J (1997) 0.91

Ashes to ashes: thermal contact burns in children caused by recreational fires. Burns (2008) 0.91

Whole-gut lavage in children using an iso-osmolar solution containing polyethelene glycol (Golytely). J Pediatr Surg (1988) 0.90

In vivo and in vitro humoral immunity in surgical patients. Ann Surg (1984) 0.90

Topical anaesthesia for repair of minor lacerations. Arch Dis Child (1990) 0.90

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Evisceration through multiple abdominal wall defects following blunt abdominal injury. Pediatr Emerg Care (2003) 0.88

Challenges associated with paediatric pain management in Sub Saharan Africa. Int J Surg (2009) 0.87

Familial aspects of Hirschsprung's disease. Eur J Pediatr Surg (1991) 0.87

N-terminus of a major allergen, Alt a I, of Alternaria alternata defined to be an epitope. Int Arch Allergy Immunol (1995) 0.87

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Prenatal perforation of the extraperitoneal part of the rectum, associated with a developmental defect of the pelvic floor. Z Kinderchir (1984) 0.87

The South African experience with ingestion injury in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol (2003) 0.86

Isolation and expression of a cDNA clone encoding an Alternaria alternata Alt a 1 subunit. Int Arch Allergy Immunol (1996) 0.86

Enteral resuscitation and early enteral feeding in children with major burns--effect on McFarlane response to stress. Burns (2007) 0.86

Nephron-sparing surgery for bilateral Wilms' tumours: a single-centre experience with 23 cases. Afr J Paediatr Surg (2011) 0.86

Cooling of the burn wound: the ideal temperature of the coolant. Burns (2007) 0.85

The use of topical, un-buffered sodium hypochlorite in the management of burn wound infection. Burns (2011) 0.85

Conjoined twins--the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital experience. S Afr J Surg (1982) 0.84

Bactericidal efficacy of 5 per cent povidone iodine cream in Pseudomonas aeruginosa burn wound infection. Burns (1990) 0.83

Ferrous- or cobalt ion-dependent D-(-)-tartrate dehydratase of pseudomonads: purification and properties. J Bacteriol (1982) 0.83

Inhalation burns in children. Pediatr Surg Int (1999) 0.83

Transposition of the antropylorus for anal incontinence--an experimental model in the pig. J Pediatr Surg (1995) 0.83

Congenital solitary intestinal fibromatosis. Eur J Pediatr Surg (2002) 0.82

Skin window chambers, a novel method for recovering the cells involved in delayed-type hypersensitivity. J Immunol Methods (1987) 0.82

Complicated umbilical hernia in childhood. S Afr J Surg (2006) 0.81

Single-port laparoscopic gastrostomy. Eur J Pediatr Surg (2008) 0.81

Paediatric trauma care. S Afr Med J (1990) 0.81

Continuous morphine infusion for postoperative pain in children. S Afr Med J (1987) 0.80

Portal vein obstruction by ectopic liver tissue. J Pediatr Surg (1989) 0.80

Primus stove burns in Cape Town: a costly but preventable injury. Burns (1994) 0.80

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis affecting the appendix. J Pediatr Surg (1994) 0.80

Fatal hypernatraemia after hypertonic saline irrigation of hepatic hydatid cysts. Pediatr Surg Int (2002) 0.80

Treatment of paediatric burns with a nanocrystalline silver dressing compared with standard wound care in a burns unit: a cost analysis. S Afr Med J (2011) 0.80

Degenerative leiomyopathy in African children: a review of current perspectives. East Afr Med J (1993) 0.80

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Bedside modified latex tube colopexy for the treatment of colostomy prolapse in children. Isr J Med Sci (1990) 0.80

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Retrograde jejuno-duodeno-gastric intussusception. Br J Radiol (1985) 0.79

Allicin: a possible answer to antibiotic resistant campylobacter diarrhoeal infection? Arch Dis Child (1999) 0.79

A cDNA clone coding for a novel allergen, Cla h III, of Cladosporium herbarum identified as a ribosomal P2 protein. J Immunol (1995) 0.79

Can fireworks-related injuries to children during festivities be prevented? S Afr Med J (2010) 0.79

Molecular cloning of IgE-binding fragments of Alternaria alternata allergens. Int Arch Allergy Immunol (1998) 0.78

Quantitative and qualitative study of the restoration by cytokines of mononuclear cell delivery to skin test sites in anergic surgical patients. Arch Surg (1988) 0.78

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Gastroesophageal reflux strictures in children, management and outcome. Pediatr Surg Int (2005) 0.78

Detection of caustic oesophageal injury with technetium 99m-labelled sucralfate. J Pediatr Surg (2001) 0.78

Appendicitis--pitfalls and medicolegal implications. S Afr Med J (2006) 0.78

The classification of congenital intestinal atresias. J Pediatr Surg (1982) 0.78

Management of pancreatic pseudocysts in children. J Pediatr Surg (1988) 0.78

Surgical repair in children with the Budd-Chiari syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1995) 0.78

Review article: ventilator-associated pneumonia in major burns. Ann Burns Fire Disasters (2012) 0.77

The domestication of fire: the relationship between biomass fuel, fossil fuel and burns. Burns (2012) 0.77

The severity of kettle burns and the dangers of the dangling cord. Burns (2011) 0.77

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Anal achalasia after pull-through operations for Hirschsprung's disease -- preliminary experience with topical nitric oxide. Eur J Pediatr Surg (2002) 0.77

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Surgical complications of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infection in HIV-infected children: time for a change in policy. S Afr Med J (2008) 0.77

The manometric evaluation of the rectosphincteric reflex in total colonic aganglionosis. J Pediatr Surg (1981) 0.76

A formula to calculate blood cross-match requirements for early burn surgery in children. Burns (1995) 0.76

An allergenic polypeptide representing a variable region of hsp 70 cloned from a cDNA library of Cladosporium herbarum. Clin Exp Allergy (1996) 0.76

Perianal candidosis--a comparative study with mupirocin and nystatin. Int J Dermatol (1999) 0.76

Y-V advancement antropyloroplasty for corrosive antral strictures. Pediatr Surg Int (2002) 0.76

Extended hepatic resection with transplantation back-up for an "unresectable" tumour. Pediatr Surg Int (2001) 0.76

Nephrotoxic effects of immunosuppressant therapy in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Transplant Proc (2005) 0.76

Oesophageal atresia--severe tracheomalacia and its correction by aortopexy. Z Kinderchir (1985) 0.75