Osita Onugha
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Olivera J, Faith I, Onugha O
Surg Technol Int
. 2023 Nov;
43:141-145.
PMID: 37972557
Indocyanine green (ICG) is a water-soluble molecule that emits fluorescence in the near-infrared light spectrum. Due to its fluorescence properties, safety profile, and cost-effectiveness, ICG is used in minimally invasive...
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Merchant N, McKenna Jr R, Sier R, Onugha O
Am Surg
. 2020 Nov;
86(10):1385-1390.
PMID: 33147983
Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) is performed for diagnosis and treatment of peripheral lung nodules. Localization of peripherally located ground-glass opacities (GGOs) can be challenging. We report the results and usefulness of...
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Sier R, Onugha O
Surg Technol Int
. 2020 Feb;
36:245-250.
PMID: 32097983
Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer in the United States and survival is heavily dependent upon the cancer stage at diagnosis. In the treatment...
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Goebel C, Louden C, McKenna Jr R, Onugha O, Wachtel A, Long T
BMC Cancer
. 2020 Feb;
20(1):137.
PMID: 32085733
Background: In a previous study (Goebel et. al, Cancer Genomics Proteomics 16:229-244, 2019), we identified 33 biomarkers for an early stage (I-II) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) test with 90%...
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Hill T, Onugha O
Surg Technol Int
. 2020 Jan;
36:270-273.
PMID: 31898805
Diaphragm dysfunction, which can be due to eventration or an abnormally high-positioned diaphragm, can cause respiratory compromise. Eventration is most commonly due to unilateral diaphragm paralysis, which reduces ventilatory function...
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Hill T, Onugha O
Surg Technol Int
. 2019 Nov;
35:265-270.
PMID: 31687777
The diaphragm is the primary muscle of respiration and its injury can cause diaphragm dysfunction and respiratory deficits. Respiratory compromise has historically been managed with mechanical ventilation, however, its use...
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Goebel C, Louden C, McKenna Jr R, Onugha O, Wachtel A, Long T
Cancer Genomics Proteomics
. 2019 Jun;
16(4):229-244.
PMID: 31243104
Background/aim: In 2016 in the United States, 7 of 10 patients were estimated to die following lung cancer diagnosis. This is due to a lack of a reliable screening method...
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Merchant N, Onugha O
Surg Technol Int
. 2018 Aug;
33:251-254.
PMID: 30117131
We report a patient who presented with multiple rib fractures after falling off a horse and was initially managed medically. Several weeks later, the patient returned to the hospital complaining...
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Merchant N, Onugha O
J Vis Surg
. 2018 Jul;
4:103.
PMID: 29963392
We report an elderly patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Alzheimer's disease and early dementia who presented with multiple displaced rib fractures of left ribs 4 through 9 with...
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Merchant N, McKenna Jr R, Onugha O
Surg Technol Int
. 2018 May;
32:225-229.
PMID: 29791705
Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and continues to be the leading cause of death for both men and women, with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting...