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caecum

(US), cecum
Anatomy any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine

caecum

[′sē·kəm]
(anatomy)
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Once slaughtered, the rabbit caecum was excised, and total caecal contents (around 300g) were removed and diluted under a C[O.
Ensiling on chemical composition and in vitro fermentation in rabbits of different forages/Diferentes silagens sobre a fermentacao in vitro em coelhos
Caption: Figure 1 (A & B)--Heterogeneously enhancing circumferential bowel wall thickening of the ileocecal region predominantly involving the caecum with perilesional fat stranding--Suggestive of lymphoma
Small bowel diseases--evaluation with CT enteroclysis
Intestinal obstruction caused by duplication of the caecum.
Perforated caecal duplication cyst presenting as an appendicular abscess
The bowel on examination revealed, the distal ileum having a typical pattern of intussusception extending in the caecum and ascending colon (Figure-1,2,3).
A rare variant of rapunzel syndrome-acute small bowel obstruction caused by ball of hairs in distal ileum with its tail extending in caecum and ascending colon
larvae were also reported from the intestine, intestinal caecum, visceral cavity, liver and spleen of Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil (Pereira et al.
First record of larvae of Hysterothylacium (Nematoda: Anisakidae) with zoonotic potential in the pirarucu Arapaima gigas (Osteichthyes: Arapaimidae) from South America/Primeiro registro de larvas de Hysterothylacium sp.(Nematoda: Anisakidae) com potencial zoonotico em pirarucu Arapaima gigas (Osteichthyes: Arapaimidae) na America do Sul
There was cystic mass in the retrocecal location which was freed en mass and found meeting at the base of caecum at the confluence of tinea coli (fig-I).
MUCINOUS CYSTADENOMA OF APPENDIX
The big advance of CARPE, when used to construct a colonoscope over the current equivalent endoscope, is that once, the end of the CARPE colonoscope is inserted through the anus, it would travel by its intrinsic snake-like locomotion to the caecum.
CARPE: Compliant Actuation Robotic Platform for Flexible Endoscopy
This was followed by measuring the pH of the digesta in the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum and colon.
Effects of benzoic acid and thymol on growth performance and gut characteristics of weaned piglets
Because of its location in the caecum, it was presumed benign.
One nurse's struggle with NETs
Ten digeneans were recovered from the small intestine, intestinal caecum, and rectum of the bird, and the worms were fixed under cover slip pressure in 5% hot formalin and stored in 70% ethanol.
Levinseniella (Levinseniella) gavilanicola sp. nov. (Trematoda: Microphallidae) en el gavilan cangrejero Buteogallus anthracinus de Venezuela y nota sobre su ciclo de vida
Linear infiltration was done with Lignocaine hydrochloride (d) following a 10 cm linear skin incision, small and large intestine including caecum were found in the sac.
Surgical management of pseudo enterocele in a lamb
The remaining stump along with caecum was delivered back into the abdominal cavity, and inguinal area was irrigated with 3 L of normal saline.
Amyand's hernia masquerading as a strangulated inguinal hernia: A case report and literature review

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