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Colonoscopy, normal mucosa. localized granularity and petechiae were noted in the ileo-cecal valve and appendiceal orifice. is this something serious?

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?inflammation: Could these findings indicate some degree of inflammatory bowel disease like Crohn disease? Your gastroenterologist is best qualified to answer your question,however.

Answered 1/5/2019

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Dr. Angelina Postoev md facs answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Biopsy?: It sounds like an irritation from either prep or camera. If biopsy was taken then it would show any abnormality. I would not worry too much - since it was not a polyp or a mass.

Answered 1/11/2016

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