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ileocecal valve

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ileocecal valve [¦il·ē·ō¦sē·kəl ′valv]
(anatomy)
A muscular structure at the junction of the ileum and cecum which prevents reflex of the cecal contents.
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10 The colonoscopy revealed a reddened edematous ileocecal valve with multiple erosions and a descending colon wim multiple erymematous patches; microscopic examination of biopsies from the ileocecal valve revealed acute and chronic inflammation beneath the surface epithelium and lamina propria.
Acute Brucellosis as a Cause of Infective Colitis by Elias E Mazokopakis and J G Triantafillos G Giannakopoulos and Emilios G Christias / Military Medicine
It appears to be more than probable that this exaggerated anti-peristalsis set up by mechanical obstacles to normal bowel function existing in the distal colon is the chief cause of dilatation of the cecum and incompetency of the ileocecal valve, which is brought about by the over-distention of the cecum.
How to Combat Constipation by Bill Ronin / Health care industry community
The large bowel measured 35 cm from the ileocecal valve.
Radiological case of the month: Bilal Mujtaba, MD, Brian Bianco, DO, ... by Mujtaba, Bilal; Bianco, Brian; Mujtaba, Najda A. / Applied Radiology
 
 
 
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