Background and Aim: Since the diagnostic value of ileoscopy is not well documented, it is uncertain if terminal ileum intubation should be performed routinely in patients undergoing colonoscopy.

No abnormalities were detected in the colon but endoscopic examination of the terminal ileum showed multiple polypoid lesions (Fig. 1). Indigo carmine dye was then sprayed over the area to ...

The study also suggested that controlling the terminal ileum, which is part of the small intestine and vital in immune response, could help prevent colorectal cancer.