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Valvulae conniventes

Case contributed by Matt A. Morgan
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Abdominal wall hernia repair surgery

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
pathology

Normal small bowel folds from a loop of small bowel removed during an abdominal wall hernia repair.

Case Discussion

This is a gross pathology example of normal small bowel folds.

These folds are known by many names, including

  • valvulae conniventes
  • Kerckring folds/valves
  • plicae circulares

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