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 ...

Colonoscopy was repeated, which now showed rectal ulcerations and nodular lesions, pancolitis, and friability of the ileocecal valve (Figure 1); the terminal ileum could not be intubated.

The condition can also affect the ileocecal valve, which separates the ileum from the colon and allows digested food to move from the small intestine to the large intestine. In severe cases ...

Imaging revealed intussusception that was only temporarily reduced with air enemas, necessitating an emergency laparotomy that revealed a causative ileocecal valve mass. On microscopic examination, ...

Figure 1. Schematic representation of the animal study. A 0.5-cm ileum segment was sectioned 1 cm above the ileocecal valve, and a 0.5-cm colon segment was sectioned beneath the ileocecal valve. The ...

The intestinal changes that occur are mainly related to the enterohepatic circulation of bile salts and to colonization of the ileum by colonic bacteria in cases in which the ileocecal valve was ...

UVM Medical Center is the only Vermont hospital offering Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) This new heart ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the ...

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