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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. | ||