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[[Image:Gray1075.png|thumb|200px|Drawing of the ileocecal valve (Gray's anatomy).]] | |||
The '''ileocecal valve''', abbreviated '''IC valve''', is the divider between the [[small bowel]] and cecum. It is seen by pathologist in some subtotal colectomies (e.g. right hemicoloectomies) and occasionally biopsied. | The '''ileocecal valve''', abbreviated '''IC valve''', is the divider between the [[small bowel]] and cecum. It is seen by pathologist in some subtotal colectomies (e.g. right hemicoloectomies) and occasionally biopsied. | ||
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*Infection, e.g. [[tuberculosis]]. | *Infection, e.g. [[tuberculosis]]. | ||
*Idiopathic - common for small lesions.<ref name=pmid18756986/> | *Idiopathic - common for small lesions.<ref name=pmid18756986/> | ||
*Mechanical forces (shear) - in a prominent IC valve. | |||
**Shearing forces are certainly present<ref name=pmid19249356>{{Cite journal | last1 = Gayer | first1 = CP. | last2 = Basson | first2 = MD. | title = The effects of mechanical forces on intestinal physiology and pathology. | journal = Cell Signal | volume = 21 | issue = 8 | pages = 1237-44 | month = Aug | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.02.011 | PMID = 19249356 }}</ref>... not studied. | |||
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====Early changes due to mechanical factors in a prominent valve==== | ====Early changes due to mechanical factors in a prominent valve==== | ||