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ILEAL REVERSAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF THE ILEO‐CAECAL VALVE
Author(s) -
O'Reilly Kevin
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb87872.x
Subject(s) - sphincter , medicine , ileum , ileocecal valve , gastroenterology , surgery
Severe persistent diarrhœa with associated metabolic and hæmatological change may be associated with removal of the ileo‐caecal valve. It is postulated that the use of a short antiperistaltic segment of small bowel may functionally replace this sphincter and control both the diarrhœa and its consequences.