Tochie JN

ORCID: 0000-0002-8338-2467 · 3 papers in corpus
case-report 2020
First-trimester rupture of a gravid bicornuate uterus after prior vaginal deliveries, simulating a ruptured ectopic pregnancy: a case report
Journal of surgical case reports ·doi:10.1093/jscr/rjaa366

The first-trimester rupture of a bicornuate uterus (BU) is a rare obstetrical emergency, especially following previous normal vaginal deliveries where it is often misdiagnosed. A 24-year-old G3P2002 woman presented at 11 weeks of gestation …

2018
Global prevalence and incidence of surgical site infections after appendectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020101

IntroductionAcute appendicitis is a surgical emergency and the most frequent aetiology of acute surgical abdominal pain in developed countries. Universally, its widely approved treatment is appendectomy. Like all surgical procedures, append…

case-report 2017
A case report of bicornis bicollis uterus with unilateral cervical atresia: an unusual aetiology of chronic debilitating pelvic pain in a Cameroonian teenager
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-017-0396-9

BACKGROUND: Congenital uterine anomalies like bicornis or bicornuate uterus are relatively rare in sub-Saharan Africa. They are associated with an increased rate of spontaneous abortion, preterm delivery, and infertility. The occurrence of …