What's the difference between colon and ileocolic?

Colon


Definition:

  • (n.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the caecum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion.]
  • (n.) A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The use of glucagon in double-contrast studies of the colon has been recommended for various reasons, one of which is to facilitate reflux of barium into the terminal ileum.
  • (2) heterografts of GW-39, a CEA-producing colonic tumor of human origin, was demonstrated in radioimmunoassay using radioiodinated CEA purified from GW-39.
  • (3) Moreover, the data showed for the first time that DNA synthesis in the bone marrow and spleen and colon were markedly statistically significantly stimulated at specific times after treatment.
  • (4) An inhibitory effect of hyperthermia was seen for the incorporation of [3H]-leucine into protein of rat hepatoma cells (HTC) and for that of [3H]-thymidine into DNA of human colon cancer (HT29) cells.
  • (5) We report a retrospective study of 107 cases of carcinoma of the sigmoid colon and upper rectum treated for primary cure at the University of California at Los Angeles Hospital between 1955 and 1970.
  • (6) After immunoadsorbent purification, the final step in a purification procedure similar to that adopted for colon cancer CEA, two main molecular species were identified: 1) Material identical with colon cancer CEA with respect to molecular size, PCA solubility, ability to bind to Con A, and most important the ability to bind to specific monkey anti-CEA serum.
  • (7) There was no correlation between disturbed gastric clearance, impaired gall bladder contraction, and prolonged colonic transit time in the patients with cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy nor was there a correlation between any disturbed motor function and age or duration of diabetes.
  • (8) 16 tube (usually a Baker tube) was inserted by gastrostomy and advanced distally into the colon.
  • (9) Specific binding of 19-9 was observed in 9 (53%) colon cancers and 4 (36%) gastric cancers.
  • (10) In normal lymphoreticular tissue, IgGEA selectively bound to areas colonized by macrophages, IgMEAC to B-dependent areas, whereas E showed no adherence.
  • (11) This result was predicted from a short-term assay measuring defects in nuclear morphology in mouse colon epithelial cells.
  • (12) Four hundred patients with resectable colon and rectal cancers were operated on by 37 surgeons at 31 institutions.
  • (13) The clinical course was observed in 50 patients while the remaining 10 were hospitalized and submitted to esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy and colonoscopy both before and after treatment for withdrawal of duodenal secretion and fragments of duodenojejunal and colonic mucosa biopsies.
  • (14) In 120 consecutive patients who had colonic roentgenologic examination and no depressive sign, two had coccygeal and muscular pain at rectal touch.
  • (15) The sulfation of ascorbic acid by an ascorbic acid sulphotransferase was investigated using rat liver and colon homogenates.
  • (16) The radiologic and endoscopic findings in six patients with anisakiasis of the colon were analyzed.
  • (17) Aspergillomas generally arise from saprophytic colonization of a pre-existing pulmonary cavity with Aspergillus, and may be complicated by life-threatening hemoptosis.
  • (18) A high average of LI was detected in colon cancer (approximately 13%), but no relationship between LI and the ploidy pattern was found.
  • (19) The results suggested that a population of patients with gastric and colonic cancers showed improved survival with this treatment.
  • (20) We describe four cases of actinomycotic intracavitary lung colonization and review the literature on the subject.

Ileocolic


Definition:

  • (a.) Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileocaecal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI) was significantly higher in patients with ileocolic or colon involvement than in those with small intestine involvement only.
  • (2) Useful differential morphological criteria can be: star-like or transverse ring-shaped profile of isolated ulcerations, tubular ileocolic junction with retracted cecum and open valve, and uniformity of lesion in the comprehensive picture of the clinical case.
  • (3) The incidence of toxic megacolon was significantly greater in ulcerative colitis than in Crohn's disease involving the colon (CC and IC) and in UC than in ileocolitis.
  • (4) Loperamide (R 18 553) was compared with placebo in a double-blind crossover study of 21 patients with chronic diarrhoea caused by ileocolic disease or resection.
  • (5) The long-term effects of ileocolic anastomosis in children are not known.
  • (6) Because the drug poses a theoretical risk for renal tubular damage, 26 patients, 8-18 years of age, with Crohn's ileocolitis were studied.
  • (7) Although histopathology was not obtained in all patients, there appeared to be sparing of the ascending colon in a small percentage (9 percent) of patients with ileocolitis.
  • (8) Our findings suggest that preoperative parenteral nutrition is unnecessary in the majority of patients with predominantly ileal Crohn's disease specifically undergoing right-sided ileocolectomy and primary ileocolic anastomosis.
  • (9) We report the case of a 23-year old woman suffering from Crohn's ileocolitis for 14 years who died of a prolonged shock followed by hyperglycaemia.
  • (10) 7) The arterial supply of the large intestine was as follows: the caecum was supplied only by the ileocolic artery.
  • (11) Mixed adrenergic and purinergic transmission was found in the largest ramus caecalis of the ileocolic artery.
  • (12) Even in cases of nonspecific ileocolitis, the diagnosis of Behçet's colitis could be made in a significant number of cases as time goes by.
  • (13) Ileocolitis was the most (52%) and colitis the least (9%) common form of disease with diffuse small bowel or ileal disease each comprising nearly 20% of the study group.
  • (14) Of particular note, 9 of the 10 patients had colitis or ileocolitis, and carcinoma occurred in bypassed rectum in 2 patients.
  • (15) The increase of 15N concentration was also observed in the plasma-free amino acids (threonine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, lysine, histidine, arginine, aspartic acid, serine, alanine, cystine) of the blood from the colic branch of the ileocolic vein.
  • (16) The patient had undergone numerous surgical procedures for complications of severe ileocolitis before developing a rectourethroperineal fistula.
  • (17) Cigarette smoking was associated with ileocolitis (p = 0.028).
  • (18) To evaluate possible risk factors for recurrence after primary resection of ileocolic Crohn's disease, the clinical course of 48 consecutive patients operated on over a 27-year period were reviewed.
  • (19) Reports that gas reduction of ileocolic intussusception has a better success rate than traditional barium reduction prompted us to evaluate this technique and to compare the results with our previous experience with barium.
  • (20) Two cases of pseudotumoral eosinophilic ileocolitis are described.

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