Assertion: ileocecal valve | /r/HasProperty | competent
Facets:
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: If the ileocecal valve is competent then the small bowel may be mostly collapsed.
text: The condition can be complicated by necrosis or organ perforation before the diagnosis is made, particularly if the ileocecal valve is competent, preventing retrograde decompression of the cecum into the ileum.
text: Most early reports of large bowel obstruction stated that the ileocecal valve was competent, and that the pressure was insufficient to overcome its resistance.