Publications by authors named "O E Ukweh"
Gossypiboma, a term used to describe a retained foreign body mass of cotton (sponge, abdominal mop or gauze) within the body after a surgical procedure, is an uncommon but serious surgical complication. It can manifest with various clinical presentations and often leads to delayed diagnosis and significant morbidity. This report highlights the need for a repeat exploration at the end of open abdominal surgeries as routine.
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- Intra-abdominal abscesses are a significant health issue globally, often requiring surgical intervention where access to interventional radiology is limited.
- This study examines the implementation of a percutaneous abscess drainage (PAD) service at a national referral hospital in Tanzania, contrasting it with surgical abscess drainage (SAD).
- Findings indicate that PAD had a 100% technical success rate with no complications, while SAD had a much lower success rate of 64.5% and higher mortality, highlighting the need for enhanced interventional radiology services in resource-limited settings.
Purpose: The aim of this project is the sustainable implementation of a vascular anomalies (VA) program in Tanzania.
Materials And Methods: In 2021 the first interdisciplinary VA program was initiated at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania in a stepwise approach. During the planning phase the clinical need for minimally-invasive therapies of VAs and the preexisting structures were assessed by the local Interventional Radiology (IR) team at MNH.
Objectives: To evaluate the safety and outcome of image-guided sclerotherapy for treating venous malformations (VMs) of the face.
Materials And Methods: A multicenter cohort of 68 patients with VMs primarily affecting the face was retrospectively investigated. In total, 142 image-guided sclerotherapies were performed using gelified ethanol and/or polidocanol.
Background: Ultrasound is operator-dependent, and its value and efficacy in fetal morphology assessment in a low-resource setting is poorly understood. We assessed the value and efficacy of fetal morphology ultrasound assessment in a Nigerian setting.
Materials And Methods: We surveyed fetal morphology ultrasound performed across five facilities and followed-up each fetus to ascertain the outcome.