Once this is done, the jejunum and ileum mainly assume the role of absorbing these molecules (amino acids, monosaccharides and lipids), which pass into the bloodstream to be used by the body. This ...

A 61-year-old woman had a colonoscopy because of a positive result from a fecal occult blood test. Endoscopic examination of the terminal ileum showed multiple polypoid lesions.

THE fact that extension of the inflammatory process to the terminal portion of the ileum occurs in patients with chronic ... 1875 by Wilks and Moxon 4 in their lectures on pathologic anatomy.