Publications by authors named "Odionyeme Ugochukwu"
Acute Intestinal Obstruction: A 1-Year Prospective Audit into Causes.
J West Afr Coll Surg
June 2023
Article Synopsis
- Intestinal obstruction is a serious surgical emergency with varying causes influenced by factors like geography, gender, and age, with obstructed inguinal hernias being the most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, although this is changing.
- The study aimed to explore the causes of intestinal obstruction in a southern Nigeria hospital and compare the findings to previous regional research.
- Among 70 patients, the leading causes of obstruction were post-operative adhesions and obstructed external abdominal hernias, with an increase in cases of colon cancer and intussusception noted, indicating shifting trends in obstruction causes.*