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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. | 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:<ref>{{Ref Odze|527}}</ref> | |||
*The lesion should involve the valve circumferentially; partial involvement is "lipoma of ileocecal valve". | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
:See ''[lipoma]]''. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||