Etiological Analysis of Reactive Gastropathy in an Urban Population.

Background: Reactive gastropathy (RG) is an adaptive response to assaults of the gastric mucosa. Demographic information regarding RG as well as the coincidence of RG and gastrointestinal cancer are poorly characterized entities.

Objective: Herein, we aim to investigate relationships of RG to both modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors, as well as conduct a stratified analysis by race in an ethnically diverse, urban population.

Clostridioides difficile infection in US hospitals: a national inpatient sample study.

Background: Hypervirulent strains of Clostridioides difficile have altered the landscape of hospital and community outbreaks. We aim to examine and compare spatiotemporal trends, incidence, hospital teaching status, mortality, and cost associated with hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (HCDI) and community-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (CCDI).

Methods: Retrospective cohorts were studied using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2006 to 2015.

Minor Papillary Relief in a Type IA Choledochal Cyst: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Choledochal cysts are an anatomical conundrum as they present with nonspecific symptoms generally delaying diagnosis and treatment. Its lag time remains critical, as cholangiocarcinoma, a fatal sequelae, contributes to its morbidity and mortality. Herein, we present a case of a type 1A choledochal cyst.

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon of Dieulafoy's Lesion.

Despite modern investigative innovations in the cutting edge field of gastroenterology, we are reminded of our contemporary limitations when we encounter the ever evasive Dieulafoy's lesion (DL). Ever since it has been initially described in 1884, its rare but frustrating presence creates a calamitous situation. Even more so when it presents atypically, much like it did in our patient.