Background Terminal ileum endoscopy and biopsy are the diagnostic tools of diseases attacking the ileum. However, abnormal histological findings can be found in endoscopically normal terminal ileum. Objective This study was performed to evaluate the histopathological results of biopsies from endoscopically normal terminal ileum in order to determine pre-procedure clinical and laboratory factors...

The incidence of intestinal tuberculosis has dramatically decreased over the past 25 years, and is reflected by the scarcity of case reports in the recent literature. The annotation, therefore, of a further proven case appears to be justified and may also serve as a reminder that the condition should always be borne in mind in the differential diagnosis of ileo-caecal lesions, particularly sinc...

The incidence of intestinal tuberculosis has dramatically decreased over the past 25 years, and is reflected by the scarcity of case reports in the recent literature. The annotation, therefore, of a further proven case appears to be justified and may also serve as a reminder that the condition should always be borne in mind in the differential diagnosis of ileo-caecal lesions, particularly sinc...

PURPOSE To study the feasibility and to gauge the potential clinical impact of quantifying small bowel motility using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a larger population with a spectra of gastrointestinal conditions with impaired small bowel motility. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were gathered retrospectively from a cohort of 127 patients undergoing MR enterography (1.5 Tesla) in 2011. Cine...

Cubilin plays an essential role in terminal ileum and renal proximal tubules during absorption of vitamin B12 and ligands from the glomerular ultrafiltrate. Cubilin is coexpressed with amnionless, and cubilin and amnionless are mutually dependent on each other for correct processing to the plasma membrane upon synthesis. Patients with defects in either protein suffer from vitamin B12-malabsorpt...

Spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) of the newborn is a single commonly found in terminal ileum without distinct causes. These cases often associated with prematurity. The new COVID-19 pregnancy increased risk premature rupture membranes, preterm delivery, intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), and low birth weight (LBW). Here we report twin SIP that was born from Coronavirus-19 positive mother....

Diverticulitis in the terminal ileum is uncommon. Past reports suggested that conservative therapy may be feasible to treat terminal ileum diverticulitis without perforation; however, there is no consensus on the therapeutic strategy for small bowel diverticulitis. We present a 37-year-old man who was referred to our hospital for sudden onset of abdominal pain and nausea. He was diagnosed with ...