Benign intestinal tumors are rare in children; however, the authors describe an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the terminal ileum in a 2-month-old infant who presented with an intestinal obstruction. During laparotomy, an annular mass around the terminal ileum was resected, from which a histological diagnosis of IMT was made. A review of the literature for this rare condition was d...

Abdominal tuberculosis is one of the most prevalent forms of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Various regions of gastrointestinal tract including cecum, terminal ileum, peritoneum, lymphatic system, and solid viscera can be affected by tuberculosis. Here we report a 33-year-old woman presented with fever, chills, and a history of abdominal discomfort. Lymphadenopathy was detected on physical exami...

Question: A 20-year-old male college student with a history of Crohn’s disease was noted to have pancytopenia on routine lab monitoring. He diagnosed stricturing the terminal ileum and colon over 10 years ago when he presented weight loss bloody diarrhea. struggled perianal fistulizing periodically. His Montreal classification A1 L3 B2p. Previous therapies included corticosteroids, mesalamine, ...

RATIONALE Gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors (SETs) with endoscopic features such as ulceration, a red color change, a peeled mucosal layer, and spontaneous bleeding could have malignant potential. However, we encountered a case of a lipoma that presented features different from the generally known features of gastrointestinal SETs. Therefore, we report an interesting rare case of a terminal...

a comparative study was conducted with layer hens either intact, or cecectomized or cannulated in the ileum or colon to determine the amino acid digestibility of the same diet. The studies used shaver star Cross 288 layer hybrids, with 6 birds per each test method, in 2 replicates (n=12). Birds were placed in metabolic cages during the studies. nutrient content of the trial diets followed the n...

A 27-year-old male presented with recurrent abdominal pain and high volume hematochezia despite undergoing extensive testing and a right hemicolectomy 3 years prior for a linear bleeding ulceration in the ascending colon. Studies at the University of Michigan included esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), colonoscopy and video capsule endoscopy (VCE), revealing an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) i...

A critical appraisal and clinical application of Park HC, Lee BH. The management of terminal ileum diverticulitis. Am Surg. 2009 Dec;75(12):1199-202.

UNLABELLED Crohn's disease (CD) often has a stricturing phenotype on the terminal ileum requiring surgery due to obstruction. Recurrence is frequent, creating a risk of multiple surgeries. We studied patients with ileal or ileo-colic CD who had undergone at least two surgical bowel resections between 1968 and 2008 for obstructive symptoms. AIMS The aim of this retrospective study was to deter...