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Christopher Atsaboghena Enakpene

Adjunct Associate Professor, Professor, Relief Physician

BOOK CHAPTERS:
1. Adebayo Adeniyi and Christopher A Enakpene: Non-tubal ectopic pregnancy: Diagnosis and Management. Intech-Open Access Publisher. Published in December 2019. Doi: 10.5772/intechopen.89783.

2, Enakpene Christopher A and Ajayi, Olukunle: Evolution of Operative Laparoscopy in Gynecology: A Mirage of a Challenge. In A. M. Darwish (Ed). Advance Gynecologic Laparoscopy August, 2011. Rejeka, Croatia: Intech-Open Access Publisher, August 2011.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES PUBLISHED:

1. Christopher A Enakpene, Brinkley Cover, Eric K Broni, Omosiuwa L Enakpene, Erin Adams, Sandra Anazor, Ozioma Nnomadim, Dimitrios S Mastrogiannis. Algorithm of Modern Management of Mid-trimester Short Cervix: A Review of Literature. Submitted to American Journal of Perinatology, undergoing review on April 13th, 2024.

2. Brinkley Cover, Juliana Tovar, Omosiuwa L Enakpene, Christopher A Enakpene. Symptomatic Giant Skene’s Gland Cyst in Pregnancy Second Trimester: A Case Report. Submitted to Journal of Case Report in Obstetrics and Gynecology in March 2024 still under review.

3. Brinkley Cover, Juliana Tovar, Serin Thomas, Christopher A Enakpene. Recurrent Cystic Hygroma and Poor Pregnancy Outcome in a Single Patient. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, August 12, 2023. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3290983/v1

4. Enakpene Christopher A, Eugenia M Canci, Gary Ventolini. Obstetric Vascular Doppler Velocimetry: Clinical Applications and Overuses. Minerva Journal Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2023 Oct;75(5):482-490. Doi:10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05164-3.

5. Enakpene Christopher A, Micaela Della Torre, Laura DiGiovanni, Martha Wojtowycz, Abida Hasan, Monique Sutherland, Dimitrios Mastrogiannis. Randomization of Early Diabetes Screening Among Obese Pregnant Women (REDSOAP Study). American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology January 2022, Vol 226 (1); PP. S42.

6. Serin Thomas, Enakpene Christopher A, Asley Sanchez, Gary Ventolini. Quadruplet pregnancy with widespread Tenney-Parker changes: a case report. J case Rep images Obstet Gynecol 2022; 8(1): 24 – 28. http:/ doi: 10.5348/100120Z08ST2022CR

7. Tamandra Morgan, Danielle C Tan, Micaela Della Torre, Tia Jackson-Bey, Laura DiGiovanni, Christopher A Enakpene. Factors that Influence Acceptance of Invasive Prenatal Testing Among Women with High-Risk for Fetal Aneuploidy presented at the 41st Pregnancy Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2021; volume 224; issue 2, supplement: S109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.182

8. Enakpene Christopher A, Dijeh C Frances, Vengalil T Elisa, Mastrogiannis Dimitrios. An Overview of the Role of Cerclage in the Prevention of Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics. May 25th, 2020. doi: 10.24966/RMGO-2574/100048.

9. Nargunan Varuna, Enakpene Christopher A, Bennion Glen, Merugumala Praveen, Brown Elisa, Schlabritz-Loutsevich Natalia. Pragmatic approach and variations in the management of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes mellitus on insulin pump: A case series. Accepted for publication in Journal of Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine on 01/30/2020. doi: 10.1515/crpm-2019-0023.

10. Micaela Della Torre, Christopher A Enakpene, Samath Ravangard, Laura DiGiovanni, Kelly Deyo, Anna Whelan, Monique Sutherland, James Fischer. Pharmacokinetics of 17 alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate in singleton pregnancy and its influence of maternal body size measures. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2019; doi: 1:100051.

11. Majeed NK, Oramas D, Lindgren V, Garzon S, Wiley DE, Enakpene C, Emmadi R. A Case of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type II with Additional Balanced Translocation t(1;20) (p13;p11.2). Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2019; 38 (3): 263 – 271. Doi: 10.1080/15513815.2019.1579877.

12. Sutherland, Monique B, Garvey, Sarah, Enakpene Christopher A, DiGiovanni, Laura, Della Torre, Micaela. Barriers to Vaginal Progesterone in the Treatment of Incidental Short Cervix. Obstet Gynecol. 2019; 133: 91S – 92S. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000558766.94444.2c.

13. Enakpene Christopher A, Tan, C. Danielle, Morgan, Tamandra, Sutherland, Monique B, DiGiovanni, Laura M, Della Torre, Micaela. Prenatal Genetic Diagnostic Testing in the Era of Cell Free DNA for Aneuploidy Screening. Obstet Gynecol. 2019; 133: 44S. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000558967.83655.63.

14. Enakpene Christopher A, Jones, Tiffany N, Della Torre, Micaela, Knazze, Lauren R, Jin, Ming, DiGiovanni, Laura M. Perinatal Outcomes of Gestational Impaired Glucose Tolerance Without Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes. Obstet Gynecol. 2019; 133 (1-2): 56S – 57S. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000559013.88531.70.

15. Enakpene CA, Pontarelli KN, Della Torre M. Comparison of Continuation of Low Molecular Weight Heparin Versus Switching to Unfractionated Heparin in the Peripartum. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Feb 28th. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1678667.

16. Della Torre M, Enakpene CA, Ravangard S, Sutherland M, DiGiovanni L, Whelan A, Fischer JH. Influence of maternal body size on pharmacokinetics of weekly 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC). Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019; 220 (1): S15 - S16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2018.11.020

17. Delaney C, Enakpene CA, Della Torre M, DiGiovanni L. Need to know: A pilot study to evaluate informed consent of current prenatal aneuploidy screening. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019; 220 (1): S574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2018.11.908

18. Enakpene Christopher A, Laura DiGiovanni, Tiffany N Jones, Megan Marshalla, Dimitrios Mastrogiannis, Micaela Della Torre. Cervical Cerclage for Singleton Pregnant Patients on Vaginal Progesterone with Progressive Cervical Shortening. Am J Obstetrics Gynecol. October 2018 Volume 219, Issue 4, pages 397.e1-397.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.06.020.

19. Enakpene Christopher A, Jones N Tiffany, Marshalla Megan, DiGiovanni Laura, Della Torre, Micaela. Predictors of Cervical Cerclage Success in the Prevention of Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Obstetrics & Gynecology. May 2018, 131, p132S. doi: 10.1097/01.

20. Enakpene Christopher A, Jones Tiffany N, Mastrogiannis Dimitrios, Della Torre Micaela, Knazze Lauren, DiGiovanni Laura. Abnormal Glucose Tolerance and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Without Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus [23C]. Obstetrics & Gynecology. May 2018; Volume 131-Issue-p36S.

21. Enakpene Christopher A, Marshalla Megan; Jones, N Tiffany; Mastrogiannis, Dimitrios; DiGiovanni, Laura; Della Torre, Micaela. To Stitch or not to Stitch in Singleton Pregnancy with Progressively Shortening Incidental Extreme Short Cervix. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018; Volume 218, Issue 1, Supplement: S72 - S73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2017.10.511

22. Kristina N. Pontarelli, Hasan Abida, Kuder Paul, Harrison K Rachel, Enakpene Christopher A, Della Torre Micaela. Peripartum anticoagulation: is switching to heparin a necessary practice? retrospective cohort in an urban tertiary care hospital (University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital, UIC). Am J Obstet Gynecol. January 2017; volume 216, Issue 1, Supplement, pages S406 - S407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2016.11.427

23. Abida Hasan, Martina Gabra, Yesenia Valdivia, Enakpene Christopher A, Laura M. DiGiovanni, Dimitrios S. Mastrogiannis, Micaela Della Torre. Maternal BMI influence on the rate of spontaneous preterm deliveries (PTD) in women using 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17OHP). Am J Obstet Gynecol. January 2017 Volume 216, Issue 1, Supplement, page S272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2016.11.719.

24. Enakpene Christopher A, Toni Stern, Marco J. Barzallo Salazar, Pradip Mukherjee. Spontaneous Rupture of an ovarian artery aneurysm: A rare postpartum complication. Case reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology Feb 2016; 29: 2016: 1029561. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/1029561.

25. Enakpene Christopher A, Mudar Dalloul, Carla Petterkin-Caldwell, Jenny Anopa, Ozgul Muneyyirci-Delale. Dysmenorrhea as a risk factor for hyperemesis gravidarum. Journal of clinical gynecology and obstetrics 2015; 4 (4): 283 – 289. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jcgo356w.

26. Adeniyi AA, Odukogbe AA, Olayemi A, Oladokun O, Adeniji AO, Aimakhu CO, Enakpene CA. Randomization of two dosing regimens of vaginal Misoprostol for cervical ripening and labor induction in a low resource setting. Niger J Clin Pract 2014 May-Jun; 17(3):287-91. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.130227.

27. Enakpene CA, Muneyyirci-Delale O. Association between etiopathogenesis of morbidly adherent placenta and adenomyosis. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2012 Sep; 2(3):321- 4.
 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2012.23067.

28. Enakpene CA, Mechineni K, Pardo C, Rickett-Holcomb L, Bowers C, Muneyyirci-Delale O. Large cystic degenerated leiomyoma: A case report and review of similarly unusual presentations and diagnostic dilemmas in gynecology. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery 2011 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 299-304. https://doi.org/10.1089/gyn.2010.0072.

29. Enakpene CA, Odukogbe AO, Morhason-Bello IO, Omigbodun AO, Arowojolu AO. The influence of health-seeking behavior on the incidence and perinatal outcome of umbilical cord prolapse in Nigeria. Int. Journal of Women’s Health August 2010; 2: 177 – 82. doi: 10.2147/ijwh.s11078.

30. Enakpene CA. Omigbodun AO, Goecke T, Odukogbe AO, Beckmann MW. Preoperative evaluation and triage of women with suspicious adnexal masses using risk of malignancy index. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Research Feb 2009; 35 (1): 131– 8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00869.x

31. Enakpene CA, Morhason-Bello IO, Marinho A et al. Clients’ reason for prenatal ultrasound in Ibadan, South West Nigeria. BMC Women’s Health May 2009; 9 (9): 12–7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-9-12.
Morhason-Bello IO, Oladokun O,

32. Enakpene CA, Fabamwo AO, Obisesan KA, Ojengbede AO. Sexual behavior of in-school adolescents in Ibadan, South West, Nigeria. African 
Journal of Reproductive Health 2008 Aug; 12(2):89 - 97. 
PMID: 20695044.

33. Enakpene CA, Morhason-Bello IO, Enakpene EO, Arowojolu AO, Omigbodun AO. Oral misoprostol for the prevention of primary postpartum hemorrhage during third stage of 
labor. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research 2007 Dec; 33(6):810-7. 
 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00661.x

34. Oladokun O, Morhason-Bello IO, Enakpene CA, Owonikoko KM, Akinyemi JO, Obisesan KA. Sexual behavior and contraceptive usage of secondary school adolescents’ in 
Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of Reproduction and Contraception 2007 Sep, 18(4):279 - 88. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-7844(07)60034-0.

35. Enakpene CA, Omigbodun AO, Arowojolu AO. Perinatal mortality following umbilical cord prolapse. International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) 2006 Oct; 95(1):44-5.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.05.030.

36. Enakpene CA, Ayinde OA, Omigbodun AO. Incomplete uterine rupture following blunt trauma to the abdomen: A case report. Niger J Clin Pract 2005 Jun; 8(1):60-2. PMID: 16392459.

Languages

  • German

Interests

  • Diabetes
  • Labor/delivery
  • Multiple births
  • Obesity
  • Obstetrics
  • Perinatal
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal
  • Women's health