Management of Asymptomatic Terminal Ileitis

Terminal ileitis is not always Crohn’s disease

Chronic inflammation in the terminal ileum (TI) suggests a cause for the patient's symptoms, especially when the clinical suspicion is Crohn's disease (CD). Clinic, laboratory, endoscopic, histopathological evaluation of patients is required for the diagnosis of CD. The most frequent localization of CD is the TI. There are many other diseases affecting the TI. Non-steroidal antiinflammatory dru...

Facing Terminal Ileitis: Going Beyond Crohn’s Disease

Terminal ileitis (TI) is an inflammatory condition of the terminal portion of the ileum that may occur acutely with right lower quadrant pain followed or not by diarrhea, or exhibit chronic obstructive symptoms and bleeding and normally it is associated to Crohn's disease (CD) although it may be associated to other different conditions. This review intended to contribute to a better understandi...

Tuberculosis terminal ileitis: A forgotten entity mimicking Crohn’s disease

Intestinal tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon lesion for which differential diagnosis can be difficult. We present a case of a 53-year-old male and a systematic review of the literature, from clinical symptoms to differential diagnosis, unusual complications and therapy. The patient was admitted to the hospital with signs of acute abdomen as a result of a perforated terminal ileitis. Based on the...

Regional Ileitis

The relationship and epidemiology of acute terminal ileitis and Crohn's disease.

The frequency of admission for acute terminal ileitis, Crohn's disease, and acute mesenteric lymphadenitis has been compared from the years 1951 to 1970, and the long-term results of operation for acute terminal ileitis in 1951-1965 have been examined. Whereas the admission rates for both acute terminal ileitis and Crohn's disease rose during the review period, that for acute lymphadenitis tend...