Uchenna Nkemdilim Ijoma

Diagnostic Value of Platelet Count/Splenic Diameter Ratio Versus Other Non-invasive Markers in Predicting Oesophageal Varices among Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Promise Udoka Asogwa, Uchenna Nkemdilim Ijoma, Chinwe Philomina Onyia, Winifred Njideka Adiri, Joy Ugwuanyi, Gideon Ekene Anigbo, Olive Obienu & Sylvester Chuks Nwokediuko · Asian Journal of Medical Principles and Clinical Practice · 2026

Background: Oesophageal varices are an important complication of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis, while upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is invasive and may be difficult to access. This study evaluated the diagnostic value of the platelet count/splenic diameter ratio and o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmpcp/2026/v9i2495

Hepatopulmonary Syndrome in a Nigerian Man with Decompensated Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis

Chinwe Philomena Onyia, Olive Obienu, Promise Asogwa, Winifred Adiri, Ugochukwu Nwoko, Uchenna Nkemdilim Ijoma & Sylvester Chuks Nwokediuko · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2022

Hepatopulmonary syndrome is a rare complication of liver disease and portal hypertension. It has not been previously described in medical literature in Nigeria. We report this case of a 64-year-old man who presented with a 3 months’ history of recurrent breathlessness, platypnoea...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i234842