"Cecum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002432
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.526.209 A03.556.249.249.209
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cecum" by people in Profiles.
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Pathologic Inflammation in Malnutrition Is Driven by Proinflammatory Intestinal Microbiota, Large Intestine Barrier Dysfunction, and Translocation of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:846155.
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Pediatric Endoscopy Quality Improvement Network Quality Standards and Indicators for Pediatric Endoscopists and Endoscopists in Training: A Joint NASPGHAN/ESPGHAN Guideline. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 03 01; 74(S1 Suppl 1):S44-S52.
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Restructuring the Gut Microbiota by Intermittent Fasting Lowers Blood Pressure. Circ Res. 2021 04 30; 128(9):1240-1254.
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American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on the role of endoscopy in the management of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction and colonic volvulus. Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 02; 91(2):228-235.
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Cecal Duplication Presenting With Hematochezia in an Infant. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 10; 58(11-12):1338-1340.
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The 'in vivo lifestyle' of bile acid 7a-dehydroxylating bacteria: comparative genomics, metatranscriptomic, and bile acid metabolomics analysis of a defined microbial community in gnotobiotic mice. Gut Microbes. 2020 05 03; 11(3):381-404.
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Diverticulosis, Symptoms and Colonic Inflammation: A Population-Based Colonoscopy Study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 03; 114(3):500-510.
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Pre-colonization with the commensal fungus Candida albicans reduces murine susceptibility to Clostridium difficile infection. Gut Microbes. 2018 11 02; 9(6):497-509.
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Cecum ulcer is a reliable endoscopic finding in cytomegalovirus colitis concomitant with graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Ann Hematol. 2018 May; 97(5):877-883.
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Correlation between adenoma detection rate and novel quality indicators for screening colonoscopy. A proposal for quality measures tool kit. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2017 Oct; 52(10):1148-1157.