Ileocecal fold

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.[1] Although, the ileocecal fold is termed as the bloodless fold of Treves, it often contains a vessel.[2]

Ileocecal fold
Superior ileocecal fossa.
Inferior ileocecal fossa.
Details
Identifiers
Latinplica ileocaecalis
TAA10.1.02.421
FMA16532
Anatomical terminology

Additional images
  • The cecal fossa. The ileum and cecum are drawn backward and upward.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1160 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. Sir Frederick Treves at whonamedit.com
  2. Clinical Anatomy | Applied Anatomy for Students and Junior Doctors by Harold Ellis & Vishy Mahadevan - Thirteenth Edition (Page 88)


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