"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.
| 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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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cecum" by people in Profiles.
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Altered microbial community structure and metabolism in cow's milk allergic mice treated with oral immunotherapy and fructo-oligosaccharides. Benef Microbes. 2020 Feb 19; 11(1):19-32.
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The Combination of 2'-Fucosyllactose with Short-Chain Galacto-Oligosaccharides and Long-Chain Fructo-Oligosaccharides that Enhance Influenza Vaccine Responses Is Associated with Mucosal Immune Regulation in Mice. J Nutr. 2019 05 01; 149(5):856-869.
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Seeking the Cecum: Assessing Metrics in Fellow Procedural Training. Dig Dis Sci. 2016 11; 61(11):3095-3096.
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Cecal wedge resection appendectomy for the management of appendiceal polyps. Tech Coloproctol. 2016 Nov; 20(11):781-784.
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Anthracyclines induce DNA damage response-mediated protection against severe sepsis. Immunity. 2013 Nov 14; 39(5):874-84.
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Applying a natural language processing tool to electronic health records to assess performance on colonoscopy quality measures. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Jun; 75(6):1233-9.e14.
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Cecal perforation due to paralytic ileus following primary caesarean section. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2009 Feb; 31(2):167-71.
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Images in clinical medicine. Enterobius vermicularis. N Engl J Med. 2006 Mar 30; 354(13):e12.
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The effect of interleukin-6 on bacterial translocation in acute canine pancreatitis. Int J Pancreatol. 2000 Apr; 27(2):157-65.
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Plasmid labeling confirms bacterial translocation in pancreatitis. Am J Surg. 1994 Jan; 167(1):201-6; discussion 206-7.