| caecal volvulus | <radiology> Two types: torsion leading to LUQ, Bascule (folded) leading to subhepatic, seen in institutionalised patients, associated with high-bulk diet (Africa, Balkans), sigmoid volvulus is more common (12 Dec 1998) |
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| caecectomy | Excision of the caecum. Synonym: typhlectomy. Origin: caeco-+ G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecitis | Inflammation of the caecum. Synonym: typhlenteritis, typhlitis, typhloenteritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caeco- | The caecum. See: typhlo-. Origin: L. Caecum, cecum, blind (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecocentral scotoma | A scotoma involving the optic disk area (blind spot) and the papillomacular fibres; there are three forms: 1) the caecocentral defect which extends from the blind spot toward or into the fixation area; 2) angioscotoma; 3) glaucomatous nerve-fibre bundle scotoma, due to involvement of nerve-fibre bundles at the edge of the optic disk. See: Bjerrum's scotoma, Ronne's nasal step. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecocolostomy | Formation of an anastomosis between caecum and colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecofixation | Operative anchoring of a movable caecum. Synonym: caecofixation, typhlopexy, typhlopexia. Origin: caeco-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecoileostomy | Anastomosis of the ileum to the caecum. Synonym: caecoileostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecopexy | Operative anchoring of a movable caecum. Synonym: caecofixation, typhlopexy, typhlopexia. Origin: caeco-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecoplication | Operative reduction in size of a dilated caecum by the formation of folds or tucks in its wall. Origin: caeco-+ L. Plico, pp. -atus, to fold (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecorrhaphy | Suture of the caecum. Synonym: typhlorrhaphy. Origin: caeco-+ G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecosigmoidostomy | Formation of a communication between the caecum and the sigmoid colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecostomy | Surgical construction of an opening into the caecum with a tube through the abdominal wall (tube caecostomy) or by skin level approach, in which the caecum is sewn to the surrounding peritoneum. Its primary purpose is decompression of colonic obstruction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| caecotomy | Incision into the caecum. Synonym: typhlotomy. Origin: caeco-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecum | <anatomy> A blind pouch-like commencement of the colon in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen at the end of the small intestine. The appendix is a diverticulum that extends off the caecum. (13 Nov 1997) |