Impact of early cholecystectomy on the readmission rate in patients with acute gallstone cholangitis: a retrospective single-centre study.

Background And Aims: The pathogenesis of acute cholangitis (AC) occurs with biliary obstruction followed by bacterial growth in the bile duct. The leading cause of AC is obstructing gallstones. There have been conflicting theories about the optimal timing for cholecystectomy following AC.

Gastric Splenosis Mimicking Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.

Translocation of splenic tissue in patients after traumatic spleen injury or splenectomy is called splenosis. Gastric splenosis is a rare presentation that can be mistaken for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Patients are usually asymptomatic and do not require surgical intervention.

A Case of Heterotopic Pancreatic Tissue Discovered in the Distal Esophagus.

Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is a congenital abnormality that represents ectopic pancreatic tissue that does not have anatomic, vascular, or ductal continuity. The prevalence of HP is 0.55% to 13.

Causing Empyema.

Extraintestinal infection (CDI) is extremely uncommon. High mortality and poor outcomes have been observed among individuals with this rare medical condition. Empyema is one of the extraintestinal manifestations of CDI.

A Case of Acute Autoimmune Hepatitis Superimposed on Chronic Hepatitis B Infection.

Autoimmune hepatitis has been associated with chronic HCV infection, but there are only few cases reported of HBV infection as a possible trigger. We present a case of a young male who was diagnosed with acute autoimmune hepatitis superimposed on existent chronic HBV infection. A 30-year-old Hispanic male with no past medical history presented to the hospital with complaints of few days of generalized weakness.