The ileocecal sphincter, also called the ileocecal valve, is an involuntary valve located where the small intestine and large intestine meet. It is involuntary in that it operates without ...

Located over the entire surface of the small intestine, the villus can be found from about the common bile duct to the ileocecal valve. A single layer of columnar epithelium containing capillaries ...

SGS is a result of extensive surgical resection or anatomic abnormalities that significantly decrease the length of the small intestine. It may also be the result of a "functional short gut" where ...