The caecum or not the caecum? : European Journal of …
A number of ways in which the view of the caecum and caecal pole can be improved in practice are present. Use of patient position change is often helpful and straightforward in lightly sedated patients.
Triradiate caecal fold: Is it a useful landmark for caecal intubation ...
Accurate identification of the caecum at colonoscopy relies heavily on visualising certain landmarks. The caecal folds have been previously suggested to be an unreliable landmark. In this study we have demonstrated that a triradiate caecal fold is only seen 18% of the time when averaged across all observers.
My approach to water-assisted colonoscopy - Frontline …
This practical step-by-step guide is aimed at both existing practitioners and trainees, with a view to promoting familiarity with WAC and potentially for incorporation into daily practice which may ultimately have a positive effect on quality of colonoscopy and patient experience.
Diagnostic ileocolonoscopy: getting the basics right
Tips to achieve optimal caecal views include fully insufflating the caecum, use of an anti-spasmodic and position change (often to right lateral). Use of distal attachments may facilitate good views without the need for position change and retroflexion.
Cecum | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org
The cecum is the first part of the large bowel and lies in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Learn about its gross anatomy, arterial and venous supply, lymphatic drainage, innervation, variant anatomy, and related pathology.
Gastroenterology Education and CPD for trainees and specialists » …
At the caecal pole the three taeniae fuse around the appendix to form a crow’s foot or ‘Mercedes Benz’ sign Crescentic appendicular slit. The operated appendix looks no different unless it has been invaginated into a stump, when it can sometimes resemble a polyp.
Abdominal Ultrasound—Bowel and Peritoneum | SpringerLink
2022年1月11日 · The caecum is identified by careful graded compression, tracing the ascending colon down into the right iliac fossa, where the ileo-caecal junction is usually seen. Adopting a longitudinal orientation, the caecal pole should then be identified (Fig. 13.4 ) as a blind end to the colon; its calibre should be <9 cm.
Anatomy of the Colon: Rectum to Ileocaecal Valve
2023年11月30日 · Learn about the normal anatomy of the colon, its variants, and extrinsic impressions on it for CT colonography interpretation. The ileocaecal valve is the junction of the caecum and the ascending colon, and it is a common site of diverticula.
A colorectal cancer missed by colon capsule endoscopy: a case …
2022年5月21日 · A 40 mm caecal pole tumour, not detected by the CCE, was identified at follow up colonoscopy. Surgical resection was performed, and the pathology sample was reported as moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, pT2 pN0 (0/19) M0, with no evidence of EMVI.
The caecal mucus sign - Gut
At colonoscopy, there was adherent mucus identified at the base of the caecal pole (figure 1A). The adherent mucus covered the appendiceal orifice (figure 1B). A CT scan of the abdomen revealed no abnormality.