THE fact that extension of the inflammatory process to the terminal portion of the ileum occurs in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis is fairly well known, but it has not received sufficient ...

Maintenance therapy with subcutaneous infliximab was more effective than placebo regardless of disease location or segment ...

PALI-2108 is the first and only PDE4 inhibitor in development targetingthe terminal ileum and colon for treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and ...

What Is a Laparoscopic Ileocolectomy and Right Colectomy? A laparoscopic ileocolectomy is an operation that removes a diseased section of the ileum (last segment of the small bowel) and ascending ...

Immature motility of the ileum may contribute to life-threatening diseases. Little is known about the normal biomechanics of the neonatal ileum in relation to the protein composition of its ...

This article, part 4 in a 6-part series, describes the physiology and functions of the jejunum and ileum, the last two sections of the small intestine, where most absorption of nutrients takes place.

Patients with Crohn's disease who undergo terminal ileum resection have a significantly higher risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) and colorectal polyps than those who do not undergo resection.

The cutaneous catheterizable ileocecocytoplasty is a surgery that we have found to be very successful here at University of Utah Health. In this surgery the bladder is expanded with large bowel from ...