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.

Even though the rate depends on the experience and skill of endoscopists, the above value is similar to reported in other studies In conclusion, terminal ileum intubation during colonoscopy may ...

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 ...

CHENNAI: Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat transverse through four tubes — the oesophagus, ...

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 ...

He was incidentally found to have patchy erythema in the ascending colon and rectum, with a normal terminal ileum. Biopsies were taken and the pathology showed moderate chronic active colitis in ...

General anaesthesia is usually not required for colonoscopy. What is seen in colonoscopy and how long will it take? We see the whole of the large intestine and a small portion of the small intestine ...

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