
	Where results make sense

Topic: Descending colon

In the News (Fri 18 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Dorlands Medical Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		a congenital malformation of the colon in which part or all of the colon is replaced by a dilated pouch, accompanied by anorectal malformation and a fistula between the colon and the genitourinary tract.
		the portion of the colon between the left colic flexure and the sigmoid colon at the pelvic brim; the portion of the descending colon lying in the left iliac fossa is sometimes called the iliac colon.
		(ko”lo-re´ə) a discharge of mucus from the colon.
	www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_c_47zPzhtm (2195 words)

	Sigmoidoscopy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Flexible sigmoidoscopy enables the physician to look at the inside of the large intestine from the rectum through the last part of the colon, called the sigmoid or descending colon.
		Flexible sigmoidoscopy is not sufficient to detect polyps or cancer in the ascending or transverse colon (two-thirds of the colon).
		The colon and rectum must be completely empty for flexible sigmoidoscopy to be thorough and safe, so the physician will probably tell the patient to drink only clear liquids for 12 to 24 hours beforehand.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sigmoidoscopy (572 words)

	Colon (anatomy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In anatomy of the digestive system, the colon or large intestine or large bowel is the part of the intestine from the cecum to the rectum.
		In mammals, it consists of the cecum, ascending colon and approximately the first two-thirds of the transverse colon on the right (or proximal) side and the last third of the transverse colon to the splenic flexure, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum on the left (or distal) side.
		The pH in the colon varies between 5.5 and 7 (neutral or slightly acidic).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colon_(anatomy) (283 words)

	Anatomy Tables - Peritoneal Cavity & Intestines
		junction of the ascending colon and the transverse colon
		junction of the transverse colon and descending colon
		sigmoid colon is continuous proximally with the descending colon at the left pelvic brim; it is continuous distally with the rectum at the level of the 3rd sacral vertebra; it is suspended from posterior abdominal wall by the sigmoid mesocolon
	anatomy.med.umich.edu /abdomen/peritoneum_tables.html (2597 words)

	The Large Intestine
		The ascending colon extends up from the cecum at the level of the ileocecal valve to the bend in the colon called the hepatic flexure, which is located beneath and behind the right lobe of the liver; behind, it is in contact with the rear abdominal wall and the right kidney.
		The transverse colon is bound to the diaphragm opposite the 11th rib by a fold of peritoneum.
		The descending colon passes down and in front of the left kidney and the left side of the posterior abdominal wall to the iliac crest, the upper border of the hipbone.
	www.becomehealthynow.com /article/bodydigestive/787 (1929 words)

	Chapter 12: Colon and Rectum
		Excluding the rectum and vermiform appendix, the colon is divided into four parts: the right or ascending colon, the middle or transverse colon, the left or descending colon, and the sigmoid colon.
		The transverse colon is connected to the descending colon by the splenic flexure which is located near the spleen and tail of the pancreas.
		The anatomic areas of the colon and rectum are: cecum (1); ascending colon (2); hepatic flexure (3); transverse colon (4); splenic fixture (5); descending colon (6); sigmoid (7); rectosigmoid (7.5); rectum (8); anal canal (9);.
	ajcc.chat.ru /INFO12.htm (2435 words)

	Merck Vet. Edition - Cecum and Large Intestine
		Generally, colonic and cecal distention is evident on rectal examination, but the mass rarely is palpable because the transverse colon is cranial to the cranial mesenteric artery.
		The colon is extremely enlarged, and the mesentery between the dorsal and ventral colons is edematous on rectal examination.
		Although the cause of colonic volvulus remains unknown, it is presumed to be associated with a disproportionate amount of gas in the colon.
	www.merckvetmanual.com /mvm/htm/bc/21704.htm (2521 words)

	BioMed Central \| Full text \| Evidence for modulation of pericryptal sheath myofibroblasts in rat descending colon by ...
		Absorption of water and Na in descending colonic crypts is dependent on the barrier function of the surrounding myofibroblastic pericryptal sheath.
		Colonic mucosa was stripped of its muscle layer and fixed in 2% paraformaldehyde in PBS at 37°C for 30 mins.
		An important factor in inferring the causal relationship between development of the barrier function of the pericryptal sheath and the absorptive function of descending colonic crypts is the total absence of this relationship in the caecal crypts of the same animals.
	www.biomedcentral.com /1471-230X/2/4 (6342 words)

	Colon and Rectal Cancer
		The colon and rectum are continuous, but the differing treatments for cancers arising in different parts of the intestinal tract makes it useful to distinguish them by location.
		The descending colon connects to the "sigmoid colon," which is shaped like an "S," and moves toward the center of the pelvis.
		In the colon, 25% of cancers are in the ascending portion, 15% in the transverse portion, and 10% in the descending portion.
	www.canceranswers.com /ColoRectal.Cancer.html (2529 words)

	The Large Intestine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The nerves of the caecum and appendix are derived from the
		This is portion of large intestine between the descending colon and rectum.
		This is continuous with the sigmoid colon at the midpiece of the sacrum.
	www.geocities.com /medinotes/large_intestine.htm (967 words)

	Tropical Medicine Central Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the Western Hemisphere, colonic polyps are uncommon; in fact, radiologically detectable schistosomal colonic disease is rather uncommon except in severely infected individuals, in whom the most common finding is a stenosing granulomatous process with extensive pericolonic infiltration resembling granulomatous colitis.
		Although many patients with colonic schistosomiasis will have diarrhea and bleeding, there is no close correlation between the number of calcified eggs, and the number and size of the polyps or the extent of colitis.
		2.31 A-H. Schistosomal polyposis in the colon and rectum.
	tmcr.usuhs.mil /tmcr/chapter2/mansoni2.htm (1117 words)

	Clerkship - USC Department of Surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Slide 4: This view of the normal colon demonstrates the delicate vascular pattern of the colonic mucosa.
		Patient A: The AP double contrast view of the colon demonstrates a multilobulated polypoid mass in the lateral aspect of the cecum.
		Patient C: A right decubitus view of this double-contrast colon study demonstrates a redundant colon which is of normal color with the exception of a focal lesion seen in the distal descending colon, probably at the sigmoid-descending colonic junction.
	www.surgery.usc.edu /clerkship/slides-lowergastrointestinaltract.html (1676 words)

	Colon Cancer Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the case of colon cancer, the liver and lungs are the most common organs that tumors metastasize to.
		A tumor of the mid portion of the Transverse colon would be managed by a sub-total colectomy, (removal of the entire Right colon, Transverse colon and Descending colon) because the blood supply to and drainage from this area can spread out in opposite directions.
		In those unusual situations where a tumor has penetrated the colon wall and spread into other organs, such as the small intestine or the abdominal wall, a wider resection with en bloc removal (removed without opening up the planes of the tumor to the attached tissue) is undertaken.
	www.colonrectal.net /cancermanagement1.html (597 words)

	Encyclopedia: Colon (anatomy) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine after the descending colon and before the rectum.
		Pseudomembranous colitis is a infection of the colon caused by the bacterium Clostridium difficile.
		Digestive system For the Physics term GUT, please refer to Grand unification theory The gastrointestinal or digestive tract, also referred to as the GI tract or the alimentary canal or the gut, is the system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/colon-(anatomy) (1402 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The ascending colon, descending colon, duodenum, and pancreas are all secondarily retroperitoneal organs which are attached by fusion fascia.
		The correct answer is: Sigmoid colon The vagus nerve supplies parasympathetic fibers to all of the abdominal organs which recieve blood from the celiac trunk or superior mesenteric artery.
		Because the ascending colon is supplied by the superior mesenteric artery, the surgeon might need to ligate branches of this artery, and the surgeon would also want to check the superior mesenteric nodes for metastasis.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~benwei/cgi-data/shared/linked/Peri.Intestines(PQ).doc (2213 words)

	Colon definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Colon: The part of the large intestine that runs from the cecum to the rectum as a long hollow tube that serves to remove water from digested food and let the remaining material, solid waste called stool, move through it to the rectum and leave the body through the anus.
		It goes up (the ascending colon) on the right side of the abdomen, across the abdomen (the transverse colon) beneath the stomach, and then down (the descending colon) on the left side of the abdomen and makes a sharp turn in the left lower portion (the sigmoid colon) to merge with the rectum.
		Colon Polyps - Colon polyps are a fleshy growth on the inside (the lining) of the colon.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2787 (370 words)

	Anatomy of Colon and Rectum
		The ascending and descending colon are supported by peritoneal folds called mesentery.
		The right colon consists of the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure and the right half of the transverse colon.
		The left colon consists of the left half of the transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, and sigmoid.
	training.seer.cancer.gov /ss_module04_colon/unit02_sec01_anatomy.html (183 words)

	Sigmoid colon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The walls of the sigmoid colon are muscular, and contract to increase the pressure inside the (The part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted) colon, causing the (A simple seat without a back or arms) stool to move into the rectum.
		(Visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps) Sigmoidoscopy is a common diagnostic technique used to examine the sigmoid colon.
		If long objects are inserted forcibly into the (Excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal) anus, the sigmoid colon may be damaged.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/si/sigmoid_colon.htm (211 words)

	Colon polyps, Colon Cancer and All the Information You Wanted Related to Colon CA, Polyps by Donald E. Mansell, MD
		The relative risk of developing colon cancer after polyps have been removed is 2.3 compared to a relative risk of 8.0 for those who do not have the polyps removed.
		The incidence of colon cancer is higher in active smokers compared to those who have stopped smoking, hence smoking cessation is important for those who wish to decrease their likelihood of developing colon cancer.
		Usually colostomy(where the colon is brought out through the abdominal wall requiring the placement of a bag to drain the stool) can be avoided unless the cancer is too low (usually less than 5 cm from the anus).
	personalweb.sunset.net /~mansell/polyp.htm (3681 words)

	Descending Colon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The descending colon is the section of the colon on the left side of the abdomen.
		The descending colon is in the left side of the lower abdomen, and can be felt any time the abdominal muscles are
		ascending colon descending colon duodenum ileocecal valve ileum jejunum pyloric colon stomach transverse colon.
	www.colon-cleanse-products.com /cleansing/descending-colon.html (239 words)

	Tropical Medicine Central Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		(D) Generalized ulceration of the transverse and descending colon with associated thumbprinting in a Mexican with colonic amebiasis.(B and D courtesy of Drs.
		The edematous mucosa and ragged outline of the thickened, ulcerated transverse colon correlates well with the plain film findings seen in A.) In a different patient from Canada there is partial filling of an irregular, ulcerated, thickened and spastic colon.
		The rectum and sigmoid colon are straightened and lifted vertically out of the pelvis by a large perirectal abscess which has developed from extension of deep amebic ulcers of the rectum into the perirectal tissues.
	tmcr.usuhs.mil /tmcr/chapter1/imaging5.htm (394 words)

	Lesson 57: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The transverse colon extends from the end of the ascending colon (right side), across the upper mid-abdomen and joins the descending colon on the upper left side of the abdomen.
		The descending colon extends from the end of the transverse colon (on the left side of the abdomen), down to the beginning of the sigmoid colon.
		The sigmoid colon is the portion of the colon that extends from the end of the descending colon in the pelvis to the juncture of the rectum.
	www.state.in.us /isdh/regsvcs/ltc/qmappc/l57.htm (833 words)

	Colon and Rectal Cancers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Colon and rectal cancers (often referred to collectively as colorectal cancer) are malignancies (life-threatening tumors) that develop in the large intestine.
		One study indicated that when these microscopic footprints of colon cancer are detected in the lymph nodes of Stage II patients (whose lymph nodes otherwise appear to be not involved with cancer), the outlook is similar to that of Stage III patients.
		Colon cancer patients without a colostomy are at lower risk for these problems than patients with rectal cancer whose sphincter muscles are affected, but no one is immune to the psychological repercussions of cancer and its consequences.
	www.reutershealth.com /wellconnected/doc55.html (9888 words)

	Colon - Medical Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In anatomy of the digestive system, the colon is the part of the intestine from the cecum to the rectum.
		In mammals, it consists of the ascending colon on the right side, the transverse colon, the descending colon on the left side, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum.
		The large intestine comes after the small intestine in the digestive track.
	www.nursingstudy.com /encyclopedia/Colon_(anatomy).html (190 words)

	Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer - oncologychannel
		The colon and rectum are part of the digestive tract.
		Cancer that originates in the colon or rectum is called colorectal cancer.
		The colon absorbs water, electrolytes, and nutrients from food and transports them into the bloodstream.
	oncologychannel.com /coloncancer (297 words)

	Multiple Round Elevations in the Sigmoid and Descending Colon
		The examination was terminated in the transverse colon.
		The sigmoid and descending colon had a nodular appearance due to multiple round, easily compressible elevations of varying size.
		It is characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts within the wall of the colon, occurring most often in the sigmoid colon and rectum.
	www.medscape.com /content/2000/00/40/54/405489/405489.xml (526 words)

	CT Diagnosis of Volvulus of the Descending Colon with Persistent Mesocolon -- Chen et al. 180 (4): 1003 -- American ...
		CT Diagnosis of Volvulus of the Descending Colon with Persistent Mesocolon -- Chen et al.
		Feces-filled ascending and transverse colons are mildly dilated and displaced.
		Contrast-enhanced CT scan obtained 2 cm caudad to D shows afferent and efferent loops of whirled mass (arrowheads) are at level of descending colon.
	www.ajronline.org /cgi/content/figsonly/180/4/1003 (222 words)

	Sigmoid Colon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The sigmoid colon at the right appears lighter in color than the adjacent small intestine and has a band of taenia coli muscle running longitudinally.
		of all colon cancers are found in the sigmoid colon.
		keywords: intestinal torsion, gastrointestinal tract, sigmoid colon, large bowel, chronic constipation, roundworm of the 2 limbs of the sigmoid colon.
	www.colon-cleanse-products.com /cleansing/sigmoid-colon.html (301 words)

	Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Flexible sigmoidoscopy (SIG-moy-DAH-skuh-pee) enables the physician to look at the inside of the large intestine from the rectum through the last part of the colon, called the sigmoid or descending colon.
		If anything unusual is in your rectum or colon, like a polyp or inflamed tissue, the physician can remove a piece of it using instruments inserted into the scope.
		The colon and rectum must be completely empty for flexible sigmoidoscopy to be thorough and safe, so the physician will probably tell you to drink only clear liquids for 12 to 24 hours beforehand.
	digestive.niddk.nih.gov /ddiseases/pubs/sigmoidoscopy (498 words)

	Large Bowel Resection
		The large bowel [large intestine or the colon] is part of the digestive system.
		It is made up of three portions; the ascending, transverse and descending colon.
		The ascending colon is sometimes referred to as the right colon; the descending colon is sometimes referred to as the left, or sigmoid colon.
	www.pennhealth.com /health_info/surgery/largebowelresection_1.html (167 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)