Changes in Matches into Surgical Residencies and Fellowships Following the ACGME Merger.

Objective: In 2015, a transition was initiated among the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), resulting in a single accrediting body for residencies and fellowships as of 2020. This study aims to elucidate whether this had an impact on osteopathic students' matching into general surgery residencies, integrated surgery residencies, and surgical fellowships.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Using the Results and Data Residency Match data file and the Results and Data: Specialties Matching Service data from the National Resident Matching Program from 2015 to 2024, data was extracted regarding osteopathic and allopathic match rates into general surgery residency and surgical fellowships, respectively.

An Infected Urachal Cyst With Umbilical Granuloma in an Adult Patient.

The urachus, an embryonic organ associated with the bladder, typically undergoes degeneration shortly after birth. Inadequate closure of the urachus can result in urachal malformations, with the most common being a urachal cyst. Failure to promptly identify and address this condition can lead to complications such as sepsis, fistula development, and cyst rupture, mimicking symptoms of peritonitis.