Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome
New York University
7 Papers
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Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome is an academic researcher from New York University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications.
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Papers
Underrepresented Minorities in Surgical Residencies: Where are They? A Call to Action to Increase the Pipeline.
Ajaratu Keshinro,Spiros G. Frangos,Russell S. Berman,Charles DiMaggio,Michael J. Klein,Marko Bukur,Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome,H. Pachter,Cherisse Berry +8 more
TL;DR: Significant disparities in the application, matriculation, graduation, and attrition rates for general surgery residency exists for URMs and a call to action is needed to re-examine and improve existing recommendations/paradigms to increase the number of URMs in the surgery training pipeline.
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Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: the effect of time-to-conception on pregnancy outcomes
Patricia Yau,Manish Parikh,John K. Saunders,Patricia Chui,Tara Zablocki,Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome +5 more
TL;DR: Becoming pregnant within the first 2 years after bariatric surgery appears to have no effect on pregnancy course and outcomes, and patients who had spontaneous abortion had a significantly shorter time from surgery to conception.
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Factor VIII elevation may contribute to portomesenteric vein thrombosis after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a multicenter review of 40 patients.
Manish Parikh,Andrew Adelsheimer,Eduardo Somoza,John K. Saunders,Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome,Patricia Chui,Christine Ren-Fielding,Marina Kurian,George Fielding,Ajay Chopra,Richie Goriparthi,Mitchell Roslin,Che Afaneh,Alfons Pomp,Edward Chin,H. Leon Pachter +15 more
TL;DR: A high index of clinical suspicion and prompt diagnosis/treatment of PMVT usually leads to favorable outcomes and further studies are needed to determine the prevalence of FVIII elevation in patients seeking bariatric surgery.
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Hemobilia as a Complication of Transhepatic Percutaneous Biliary Drainage: a Rare Indication for Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
TL;DR: Biliary obstruction secondary to hemobilia is a rare occurrence after PTBD and surgical CBD exploration is required when conservative management and endoscopic treatment fail and can be done successfully through a minimally invasive approach.
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Association between time interval from bariatric surgery to pregnancy and maternal weight outcomes.
TL;DR: Pregnancy < 12 months after bariatric surgery is associated with significantly lower mean GWG and a higher frequency of weight loss during pregnancy as well as less postpartum weight retention at 6’months.