Effect of H. pylori density by histopathology on its complications and eradication therapy.

Introduction: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection causes chronic gastritis and is a major risk factor for duodenal and gastric ulceration, gastric adenocarcinoma, and primary gastric lymphoma. Increased gastric bacterial density may lead to increased levels of inflammation and epithelial injury.

Early atherosclerosis in ulcerative colitis: cross-sectional case-control study.

Objective: To study the extent of early atherosclerosis in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients by measuring carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and the correlation between CIMT, serum homocysteine level and homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in UC.

Methods: We studied 60 UC patients and 60 healthy controls. Individuals with risk factors for atherosclerosis were excluded from the study.

Biliary sphincteroplasty facilitates retrieval of proximally migrated plastic biliary stent.

Background And Aim: Proximal migration of biliary stents presents a technical challenge for the therapeutic endoscopist. It may require multiple, complicated corrective procedures resulting in significant morbidity to the patients. In this study we evaluated the utility of balloon biliary sphincteroplasty with CRE (Controlled Radial Expansion) Balloon Dilator on retrieval of proximally migrated biliary stents.

Retrospective and prospective validation of model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score in predicting mortality in patients of alcoholic liver disease.

Background And Aim: Patients with alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis have significant morbidity and mortality. The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score is used to predict mortality in patients with liver disease. Our study aimed to validate the utility of MELD score versus Child Pugh Turcotte (CPT) and modified CPT (CPT+creatinine; CPTC) scores in predicting mortality among alcoholic liver disease (ALD) patients.

Esophageal tuberculosis presenting with hematemesis.

Esophageal tuberculosis is rare, constituting about 0.3% of gastrointestinal tuberculosis. It presents commonly with dysphagia, cough, chest pain in addition to fever and weight loss.

Uncomplicated spontaneous rupture of pancreatic pseudocyst into stomach: A case report.

Pseudocysts of the pancreas are not rare, but spontaneous perforation and/or fistulization occurs in fewer than 3% of these pseudocysts. Perforation into the free peritoneal cavity, stomach, duodenum, colon, portal vein, pleural cavity and through the abdominal wall has been reported. Spontaneous rupture of the pancreatic pseudocyst into the surrounding hollow viscera is rare and, may be associated with life-threatening bleeding.

Pseudomelanosis Duodeni of Undetermined Etiology.

Pseudomelanosis duodeni is a rare, benign condition of unknown etiology. It is characterized by collection of pigment-laden macrophages in the tips of duodenal villi. The pigment, originally interpreted as melanin, pseudomelanin, lipomelanin or hemosiderin, has now been demonstrated to be mostly ferrous sulfide.