2025年1月25日 · The terminal ileum is the distal end of the small intestine that intersects with the large intestine. It contains the ileocecal sphincter, a smooth muscle sphincter that controls the flow of chyme into the large intestine.

For gastrointestinal endoscopists, the ileocecum is the finishing line during colonoscopy and it is identified by three endoscopic landmarks: terminal ileum, ileocecal valve, and the appendiceal orifice.

Typhlitis (from the Greek word “typhlon” or cecum) is an acute, life-threatening inflammatory condition of the cecum and ascending colon that may also affect the terminal ileum. It most often occurs in patients with immunocompromising conditions.

2024年4月10日 · Terminal ileitis is an inflammation of the terminal ileum, the very end of the small intestine. The condition can cause symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal cramping.

On CT, 46 (92%) had a thickened wall of terminal ileum, 25 (50%) cecum, and 21 (42%) of both cecum and ileum. The mean wall thickness of ileum and cecum on CT was 7.23 + 3.2 mm and 5.5 + 3.1 mm, respectively.

2024年10月4日 · Although the terminal ileum is more or less considered the 30 cm of ileum 4 that precedes the ileocecal valve and cecum, it can also be thought of as a functional definition; the portion of distal ileum that is more lymphatic-rich than the rest of the ileum.

2023年11月3日 · It is found in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, although the terminal ileum can extend into the pelvic cavity. The ileum terminates at the ileal orifice (ileocecal junction) where the cecum of the large intestine begins.

The terminal ileum is the final part of the small intestine. It is intraperitoneal and sits in the lower right quadrant of the abdominal cavity, just medial to the cecum. The terminal ileum is attached to the posterior abdominal wall by the mesentery that carries the superior mesenteric vasculature.

The terminal ileum is the site of the reabsorption of bile salts initially secreted into the duodenum. The resection of large segments of ileum or the ileocecal valve results in the possibility of these bile salts reaching the colon and causing irritative diarrhea and steatorrhea.

2025年1月2日 · Its competence is often shown by the lack of contrast reflux into the terminal ileum on contrast enema studies. Cecum is short for the Latin term "intestinum cecum", which means blind gut.