Ileitis, or inflammation of the ileum, is often caused by Crohn's disease. However, ileitis may be caused by a wide variety of other diseases. These include infectious diseases, spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, neoplasms, medication-induced, eosinophilic enteritis, and others.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvisceration through intraperitoneal drainage site is a rare complication and till date only five cases of appendicular evisceration have been reported. A similar case of appendicular evisceration in a young male patient who underwent laparotomy for strangulated diaphragmatic hernia has been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMeckel's diverticulum is present in 2% of the population. Duplications of the alimentary tract are rare congenital malformations. The small bowel is the commonest site of alimentary tract duplication.
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