Acute ileitis.

A case of acute ileitis with perforation.

Optimized protocol for diagnosis of acute ileitis.

BACKGROUND & AIMS Suspected acute ileitis (AI) is a poorly defined clinical condition with multiple causes; its diagnostic protocol has not been standardized properly. We performed a prospective evaluation of the incidence and causes of AI to create a standard protocol for diagnosis. METHODS The definition of AI included abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, and at least 1 confirmatory imaging met...

Regional Ileitis

Meckel's ileitis versus Crohn's ileitis: diagnosis using balloon enteroscopy.

An 18-year-oldman presentedwith a selflimiting episode of abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea for 5 days. During the following year, he reported similar episodes. We performed a colonoscopy that showed normal colonic mucosa with erythema and a few erosions at the ileum. Histology revealed a nonspecific inflammatory infiltrate in the lamina propria. Hewas treated with prednisolone with initial sy...

Diet Composition and Ileitis In

DIET COMPOSITION AND ILEITIS IN PIGS 3 1 2 Effect of dietary inclusion of distiller’s dried grains with solubles, soybean hulls, 3 or a polyclonal antibody product on the ability of growing pigs to resist 4 a Lawsonia intracellularis challenge 5 6 M. H. Whitney, G. C. Shurson, and R. C. Guedes 7 8 Departments of Animal Science and Veterinary Biosciences, University of 9 Minnesota, St. Paul 5510...