sigmoid colon in English

noun
1
the S-shaped last part of the large intestine, leading into the rectum.
The hindgut develops into the distal third of the transverse colon, the sigmoid colon , rectum, and upper two thirds of the anal canal.
noun
    sigmoid flexure

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1. Sigmoid Colostomy — is made from the sigmoid colon

2. A sigmoid Colectomy involves removal of the sigmoid colon

3. The sigmoid Colon joins the rectum, which then connects to the anus

4. The fourth section is called the sigmoid Colon because of its “S” shape

5. 3 In circumstances where the topography was not clear, patients received only sigmoid colon infusions.

6. It’s made in the sigmoid colon, and located just a few inches lower than a descending Colostomy

7. A less common location for Angiomas was the left colon (the descending and sigmoid colon accounted for 22%).

8. The sigmoid Colon is the area of the intestine just above the rectum; linking the descending Colon with the rectum

9. Access to the digestive tract is made possible by using the appendix, terminal ileum, cæcum, right colon or sigmoid colon.

10. The Cecum (10 to 52 percent) and sigmoid colon (43 to 71 percent) are the two most common sites of colonic volvulus

11. The sigmoid Colon is the S-shaped part of your lower large intestine and can become strained during constipation, increasing the risk for diverticulitis

12. Your large intestine is broken down into six sections including the cecum, ascending Colon, transverse Colon, descending Colon, sigmoid Colon, and the rectum.

13. The sigmoid Colon, or as some experts call it, the pelvic Colon, is a section of the large intestine that connects the descending Colon to the rectum

14. A subtotal Colectomy is where the surgeon removes most of the colon but is able to leave part of the left side of the colon called the sigmoid colon

15. Anorectal surgery is a surgical procedure to treat anal and rectal conditions and cancer, generally by the removal (resection) of a portion of the anus, rectum, and/or part of the sigmoid colon. Who Needs Anorectal Surgery?

16. The Cecum connects the large intestine and the small intestine. While most colorectal cancers arise in the far end of the colon, the rectum and sigmoid colon, the Cecum is the next most common site for cancer to arise, according to the Surgical Practice of Northern New Jersey 3 4 5.