Difference between revisions of "Ileocecal valve"
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Revision as of 19:51, 1 September 2012
The ileocecal 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.
Lipomatous ileocecal valve
- AKA Lipomatosis of the ileocecal valve
General
Odze says:[1]
- The lesion should involve the valve circumferentially; partial involvement is "lipoma of ileocecal valve".
Microscopic
- See lipoma.
References
- ↑ Odze, Robert D.; Goldblum, John R. (2009). Surgical pathology of the GI tract, liver, biliary tract and pancreas (2nd ed.). Saunders. pp. 527. ISBN 978-1416040590.