Ileocecal fold

Ileocecal fold
Superior ileocecal fossa.
Inferior ileocecal fossa.
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Identifiers
Latin	plica ileocaecalis
Dorlands /Elsevier	p_24/12649046
TA	A10.1.02.421
FMA	16532
Anatomical terminology []

The ileocecal fold or ileocaecal fold is an anatomical structure in the human abdomen, located between the ileum and the cecum. It is formed by a layer of peritoneum. The upper border is fixed to the ileum, opposite its mesenteric attachment, while the lower border passes over the ileocecal junction to join the mesentery of the vermiform process, and sometimes the process itself. Behind the fold is the inferior ileocecal fossa. The structure is also called the ligament, veil, or bloodless fold of Treves after English surgeon Sir Frederick Treves.

The cecal fossa. The ileum and cecum are drawn backward and upward.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)