The ileocecal valve does not limit the progress of the lesions of ulcerative colitis into the terminal part of the ileum any more than it prevents secondary involvement of the colon from the ileum ...

We saw mucosal thickening at the ileocecal junction. We gave the patient piperacillin–tazobactam (3.375 g intravenously, every 6 h) for presumed intra-abdominal infection. Subsequent colonoscopy ...

Back to Healio CHICAGO — Patients who underwent ileocecal resection for Crohn’s disease had a 33% lower risk for hospitalization, repeat surgery, systemic corticosteroid exposure and perianal ...