cecal volvulus sigmoid colon volvulus (sigmoid volvulus) Volvulus of the transverse colon volvulus of the splenic flexure, the rarest gastric volvulus ileosigmoid...

Sigmoid colon volvulus, also known as sigmoid volvulus, is volvulus affecting the sigmoid colon. It is a common cause of bowel obstruction and constipation...

The sigmoid colon (or pelvic colon) is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus. It forms a loop that averages about 35–40...

endometrial cancer Left lower quadrant Bowel: diverticulitis, sigmoid colon volvulus, bowel obstruction, gas accumulation, Toxic megacolon Right low...

removed by defecation. The colon (progressing from the ascending colon to the transverse, the descending and finally the sigmoid colon) is the longest portion...

pain is usually on the left lower side (sigmoid colon), while in Asia it is usually on the right (ascending colon). The disease becomes more frequent with...

Diverticula typically occur in the sigmoid colon, which is commonplace for increased pressure. The left side of the colon is more commonly affected in the...

diverticular disease, especially when complicated by perforation or fistulae, sigmoid volvulus, trauma, and ischemic or infectious colitis. When a sigmoidectomy is...

the colon to which they attach. These are the transverse mesocolon attaching to the transverse colon, the sigmoid mesocolon attaching to the sigmoid colon...

observed on abdominal radiographs that specified the presence of a sigmoid volvulus, a form of bowel obstruction. It can be identified on both abdominal...

involving the rectum, with involvement extending proximally (to sigmoid colon, ascending colon, etc.). In contrast, inflammation with Crohn's disease is often...

Inflammatory bowel disease Colonic volvulus (sigmoid, caecal, transverse colon) Adhesions Constipation Fecal impaction Fecaloma Colon atresia Intestinal pseudoobstruction...

hindgut, which includes the distal 1/3 of the transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, and the anus above the pectinate line. Blood flow...

"Giant fecaloma with idiopathic sigmoid megacolon: report of a case and review of the literature". Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 45 (6): 833–5. doi:10...

subdivided into the cecum, and ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colons, rectum, and anal canal. The small intestine is a tubular structure...

(diagrammatic). From colon 1 the ascending and transverse colon will be formed and from colon 2 the descending and sigmoid colons and the rectum. Second...

Bleeds that originate from the lower gastrointestinal tract (such as the sigmoid colon and rectum) are generally associated with the passage of bright red...

compound volvulus is an uncommon cause of intestinal blockage. The condition arises when ileum loops wrap around the bottom of a redundant sigmoid loop....

entire colon) with ileorectal anastomosis (ligation of the remaining ileum and rectum segments), or a total proctocolectomy (removal of colon, sigmoid and...

The sigmoid colon has a variable position and length. It is suspended from the posterior (back) abdominal wall by the sigmoid mesocolon. The sigmoid colon...

without a stalk, it is said to be sessile. Polyps are commonly found in the colon, stomach, nose, ear, sinus(es), urinary bladder, and uterus. They may also...

approach (or trans-perineal) refers to surgical access to the rectum and sigmoid colon via an incision around the anus and perineum (the area between the genitals...

necessary, but may show thickening or inflammation in the distal colon (sigmoid colon) with associated diverticulosis. Treatment may consist of antibiotics...

cancer or inflammation (proctosigmoiditis, proctitis, diverticulitis, volvulus, etc.). Currently, its use is limited to emergency surgery when immediate...

chronic inflammation, and those with the disease are at greater risk of colon cancer and small bowel cancer. Although the precise causes of Crohn's disease...

ahaustral distended colon can be seen on abdominal x-ray during obstruction or volvulus. Sigmoidal volvolus, more often seen in psychiatric and neurologically...

though this was disputed by a local doctor, according to whom sigmoid colon volvulus was the actual cause of death. Due to differing from the military's...

chronic radiation proctopathy involves the lower intestine, primarily the sigmoid colon and the rectum, and was previously called chronic radiation proctitis...

adequate collateralization are at risk for ischemia of the descending and sigmoid colon. Bloody diarrhea and leukocytosis in the postoperative period are essentially...

protrusion of the peritoneum between the rectum and vagina that contains the sigmoid colon." An omentocele is defined as "a protrusion of the omentum between the...