Background and Aim: Since the diagnostic value of ileoscopy is not well documented, it is uncertain if terminal ileum intubation should be performed routinely in patients undergoing colonoscopy.

In 22 cases the terminal portion of the ileum presented a gross pathological picture similar to that found in the corresponding colon — that is, the ileal segment was completely and diffusely ...

ROC curve analysis, combining wall thickness of ileo-colonic anastomosis and the extension of intramural lesions of neo-terminal ileum, discriminated (0.95) patients with, from those without ...

Crohns disease is a chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD which produces persistent irritation of the gastrointestinal tract ...

CHENNAI: Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat transverse through four tubes — the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and finally through the large intestine which is also ...

Measurements of luminal pH in the normal gastrointestinal tract have shown a progressive increase in pH from the duodenum to the terminal ileum, a decrease in the caecum, and then a slow rise along ...

Introduction Terminal ileum (TI) intubation at colonoscopy may be useful in the investigation of patients with diarrhoea or possible inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). 1,2 The yield of TI biopsies is ...

This study highlights the first successful cases of robot-assisted kidney transplantation following cystectomy, paving the way for innovative ESRD treatments.

This was probably due to the fact that the terminal ileum and the ileocecal valve were preserved, preventing diarrhea and preserving vitamin B12 absorption. No patient had osteomalacia or rickets.

This type causes inflammation in the final section of your small intestine, known as the ileum, as well as in your colon (large intestine). The ileum absorbs water, carbohydrates, proteins ...

Salmonellae are globally important Gram-negative bacterial pathogens that infect a range of hosts and cause several diseases, including gastroenteritis and typhoid fever. Orally ingested bacteria ...

The tetraose-core-HMOs in the library present the terminal glycan epitopes that can be found in the single branches of more complex HMOs. To achieve preparative-scale synthesis of targets containing a ...