sigmoid colon

NOUN
  1. the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
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How To Use sigmoid colon In A Sentence

  • On opening, the colon revealed numerous wormlike or villiform polyps covering almost the entire segment of the sigmoid colon.
  • We used a perfusion system where segments of the sigmoid colon and rectum were isolated.
  • A long segment of sigmoid colon was resected, and a temporary colostomy was performed.
  • Travels downward on the left side, to the next curve in the colon, called the sigmoid colon. BellaOnline - The Voice of Women
  • In cases of of complete transposition of the viscera, the cecum and appendix lie in the left iliac fossa, and the sigmoid colon in the right.
  • Similarly, the transverse colon was recognised by its characteristic triangular folds and the sigmoid colon by its circular folds.
  • A barium enema showed a narrowed, tortuous sigmoid colon with multiple diverticuli and thickening of the bowel wall.
  • These findings are consistent with decreased transit in the proximal and rapid transit through the sigmoid colon in patients with active colitis.
  • The one problem I had was that, due to certain not uncommon digestive complaints and a routine office exam, a gastroenterologist had discovered a benign polyp in my sigmoid colon. Ester Amy Fischer: Killing Me Softly with Healthcare: How I Was Nearly "Terminated" By My Health Insurance Company
  • These findings are consistent with decreased transit in the proximal and rapid transit through the sigmoid colon in patients with active colitis.
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