Ekene A Onwuka
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Rogers T, Schmidt A, Buchanan A, Scharschmidt T, Dasgupta R, Onwuka E, et al.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
. 2025 Jan;
e31496.
PMID: 39809723
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) tumors arise from mesenchymal tissue and represent half of pediatric sarcomas, which in turn make up 7% of pediatric tumors. Advances in local control therapy of RMS have...
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Schiess D, Sammer M, Sher A, El-Ali A, Onwuka E, Huang X, et al.
J Pediatr Surg
. 2024 Feb;
59(6):1101-1107.
PMID: 38418275
Background: Ultrasound (US) is gaining acceptance for the evaluation of midgut volvulus in children. However, its impact on clinical outcomes is unknown. We aim to determine whether using US as...
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Callaghan L, Lafreniere A, Onwuka E, Beckman R, Foster J, Quintanilla N, et al.
Front Pediatr
. 2022 Sep;
10:952023.
PMID: 36090580
Spontaneous intestinal perforations in the neonatal population are mostly associated with low birth weight, prematurity, and necrotizing enterocolitis. Spontaneous intestinal perforation in the absence of these risk factors is extremely...
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Drews J, Pepper V, Best C, Szafron J, Cheatham J, Yates A, et al.
Sci Transl Med
. 2020 Apr;
12(537).
PMID: 32238576
We developed a tissue-engineered vascular graft (TEVG) for use in children and present results of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved clinical trial evaluating this graft in patients with...
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Agarwal R, Blum K, Musgrave A, Onwuka E, Yi T, Reinhardt J, et al.
Regen Med
. 2019 Jul;
14(7):627-637.
PMID: 31342857
This study evaluates scaffold degradation and neotissue formation as a function of sealant polymer composition in tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs). Scaffolds fabricated from polyglycolic acid core and sealant composed of...
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Drews J, Cooper J, Onwuka E, Minneci P, Aldrink J
J Pediatr Surg
. 2019 Mar;
54(6):1226-1232.
PMID: 30879752
Background: Previous studies of pediatric thyroidectomies suggest a volume-outcome relationship, but none have focused exclusively on pediatric surgical specialists. Our objective was to examine the effects of pediatric surgeon volume...
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Drews J, Onwuka E, Fisher J, Huntington J, Dutkiewicz M, Nogalska A, et al.
J Pediatr Surg
. 2018 Oct;
54(7):1331-1339.
PMID: 30291026
Background/purpose: Colectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the standard of care for patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and refractory ulcerative colitis (UC). The rates of postoperative complications are...
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Best C, Pepper V, Ohst D, Bodnyk K, Heuer E, Onwuka E, et al.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
. 2017 Dec;
104:155-160.
PMID: 29287858
Objective: Recent efforts to tissue engineer long-segment tracheal grafts have been complicated by stenosis and malacia. It has been proposed that both the mechanical characteristics and cell seeding capacity of...
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Pepper V, Onwuka E, Best C, King N, Heuer E, Johnson J, et al.
Laryngoscope
. 2017 Mar;
127(10):2219-2224.
PMID: 28349659
Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of bronchoscopic interventions in the management of tissue-engineered tracheal graft (TETG) stenosis. Study Design: Animal research study. Methods: TETGs were constructed with seeded...
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Pepper V, Clark E, Best C, Onwuka E, Sugiura T, Heuer E, et al.
J Cardiovasc Transl Res
. 2017 Jan;
10(2):128-138.
PMID: 28097523
Patients who undergo implantation of a tissue-engineered vascular graft (TEVG) for congenital cardiac anomalies are monitored with echocardiography, followed by magnetic resonance imaging or angiography when indicated. While these methods...