The ileal brake is a feedback mechanism activated by nutrients, especially fat, with marked effects on satiety. The effects of low doses of ileal fat on satiety are largely unknown. We therefore ...

Alcohol use disorder may predispose patients to worse adverse in-hospital outcomes after radical cystectomy and ileal conduit urinary diversion for bladder cancer.

Hematuria can be caused by a variety of conditions, including cancer, infections, and calculi. We recently treated a patient with an ileal conduit and cirrhosis, who had hematuria due to ileal varices ...

Background: Recurrence and severity of Crohn's disease mucosal lesions after "curative" ileal resection is assessed at endoscopy. Intramural lesions can be detected as increased wall thickness at ...

THE fact that extension of the inflammatory process to the terminal portion of the ileum occurs in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis is fairly well known, but it has not received sufficient ...

The extent of lymphadenectomy and overall survival depend on the timing of radiotherapy for rectal cancer. Background: Patients with advanced primary or recurrent colorectal cancers that undergo total ...

Radical cystectomy is one of the most complex operations in urology, in which orthotopic ileal neobladder construction is an important part. With the development of laparoscopic instruments and ...