 Cecum
"Cecum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The blind sac or outpouching area of the LARGE INTESTINE that is below the entrance of the SMALL INTESTINE. It has a worm-like extension, the vermiform APPENDIX.
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D002432
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.526.209 A03.556.249.249.209
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cecum" by people in Profiles.
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Huang P, Lee MW, Sadrerafi K, Heruth DP, Zhang LQ, Maulik D, Ye SQ. MC-PPEA as a new and more potent inhibitor of CLP-induced sepsis and pulmonary inflammation than FK866. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2017; 11:629-641.
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Sharp NE, Thomas P, St Peter SD. Single-incision laparoscopic ileocecectomy in children with Crohn's disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2014 Aug; 24(8):589-92.
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Shastri N, Leys C, Fowler M, Conners GP. Pediatric button battery and small magnet coingestion: two cases with different outcomes. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Jul; 27(7):642-4.
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Laituri CA, Fraser JD, Garey CL, Aguayo P, Sharp SW, Ostlie DJ, Holcomb GW, St Peter SD. Laparoscopic ileocecectomy in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2011 Mar; 21(2):193-5.
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Attard TM, Askin FB, Cuffari C. Appendiceal inversion as a lead point for ileocolic intussusception in a child with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2000 Sep; 31(3):300-2.
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