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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sigmoid colon
		It begins at the superior aperture of the lesser pelvis, where it is continuous with the iliac colon, and passes transversely across the front of the sacrum to the right side of the pelvis.
		It is completely surrounded by peritoneum, which forms a mesentery (sigmoid mesocolon), which diminishes in length from the center toward the ends of the loop, where it disappears, so that the loop is fixed at its junctions with the iliac colon and rectum, but enjoys a considerable range of movement in its central portion.
		Behind the sigmoid colon are the external iliac vessels, the left Piriformis, and left sacral plexus of nerves.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sigmoid_colon (260 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Colon (anatomy)
		In mammals, it consists of the ascending colon, transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon.
		The transverse colon is the part of the colon from the hepatic flexure (the turn of the colon by the liver) to the splenic flexure (the turn of the colon by the spleen).
		The walls of the sigmoid colon are muscular, and contract to increase the pressure inside the colon, causing the stool to move into the rectum.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Colon (779 words)

	Colon (anatomy) Information
		In mammals, it consists of the ascending colon, transverse colon, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum.
		The transverse colon is the part of the colon from the hepatic flexure (the turn of the colon by the liver) to the splenic flexure (the turn of the colon by the spleen).
		The descending colon is the part of the colon from the splenic flexure to the beginning of the sigmoid colon.
	www.bookrags.com /Ascending_colon (663 words)

	Colon clense - dual action clensing (cleansing) diverticulosis
		Sigmoid diverticulosis is a common condition, or disease, affecting men and women alike.
		Mose cases of sigmoid diverticulosis will not need treatment but in the cases where complications occur, such as diverticulitis (inflammation of the diverticuli), perforation, peritonitis or fistulas appear, it may be necessary to treat the patient in hospital.
		Colon clense and its importance for the treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis.
	www.sigmoid-diverticulosis.com (555 words)

	Colonoscopy - Colon
		In mammals, it consists of the ascending colon, transverse colon, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum.
		It is the part of the colon from the cecum to the hepatic flexure (the turn of the colon by the liver).
		The descending colon is the part of the colon from the splenic flexure to the beginning of the sigmoid colon.
	www.colonoscopy.com /colon.html (583 words)

	Crohn's Disease, El Salvador Atlas of Gastrointestinal VideoEndoscopy.
		Ulcers and nodules of the sigmoid and descending colon.
		Junction of the cecum with the ascending colon.
		thickening of the ileocecal valve and adjacent ileum and colon.
	www.gastrointestinalatlas.com /English/Colon_and_Rectum/Crohn_s_Disease_/crohn_s_disease_.html (1136 words)

	LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF VOLVULUS
		The rectum, sigmoid and descending colon are bluntly swept medially using the shafts of the Endo-Shearstm.
		The feasibility of exposing the distal sigmoid branches is assessed.
		Gabriel, L.T., Campbell, D.A. and Musselman, M.M. Volvulus of the sigmoid colon.
	www.lapsurgery.com /volvulus.htm (6212 words)

	Anatomic Problems of the Colon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Colonic atresia is a condition that occurs during embryonic development in which the normal tubular shape of the colon in the fetus is unexpectedly closed.
		One is an elongated or movable sigmoid colon that is unattached to the left sidewall of the abdomen.
		Cecal volvulus is the twisting of the cecum and ascending segment of the colon.
	digestive.niddk.nih.gov /ddiseases/pubs/anatomiccolon (2930 words)

	Colon (anatomy) at AllExperts
		In mammals, it consists of the ascending colon, transverse colon, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum.
		The transverse colon is the part of the colon from the hepatic flexure (the turn of the colon by the liver) to the splenic flexure (the turn of the colon by the spleen).
		The descending colon is the part of the colon from the splenic flexure to the beginning of the sigmoid colon.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/co/colon_(anatomy).htm (728 words)

	Sigmoid Colon Cancer -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In anatomy, the sigmoid colon is a part of the large intestine.
		In general, a sigmoid function is real-valued and differentiable, having a non-negative or non-positive first derivative, one local minimum, and one local maximum.
		Sigmoid functions are often used in neural networks to introduce nonlinearity in the model and/or to make sure that certain signals remain within a specified range.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/132/sigmoid-colon-cancer.html (349 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Sigmoid colon
		The sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine after the descending colon[?] and before the rectum.
		The walls of the sigmoid colon are muscular, and contract to increase the pressure inside the colon, causing the stool to move into the rectum.
		Common diagnostic technique used in examination of sigmoid colon is called sigmoidoscopy[?].
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/si/Sigmoid_colon (118 words)

	Clinics - Sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma: 9 years from diagnosis to treatment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Colon adenocarcinoma represents the third most frequent cause of death by cancer, being surpassed only by lung or stomach cancer, and it has motivated many studies in the past 5 decades.
		After mid 2000, the patient presented infrequent episodes of abdominal pain, and in January 2001, by request of another surgeon, she underwent a second colonoscopy that revealed a sigmoid colon neoplasia that was not completely stenosed but that did not allow progression of the colonoscope.
		A sigmoidectomy was performed, the rectal stump was closed with suture, the end of the descendent colon was exteriorized as a colostomy (Hartmann procedure), and the abdominal cavity was closed.
	www.scielo.br /scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322005000600013&lng=es&nrm=iso (1501 words)

	eMedicine - Sigmoid Volvulus : Article Excerpt by: Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, LRCP, FRCS, FRCP, FRCR
		Background: Sigmoid volvulus is the most common form of volvulus of the gastrointestinal tract and is responsible for 8% of all intestinal obstructions.
		Pathophysiology: An unusually narrow attachment of the root of the sigmoid mesentery to the posterior abdominal wall permits close approximation of the 2 limbs of the sigmoid colon.
		Sigmoid volvulus is common in elderly persons, in individuals with neurologic conditions, and in patients in nursing homes or mental health facilities.
	www.emedicine.com /radio/byname/sigmoid-volvulus.htm (523 words)

	ACS :: What Is Colorectal Cancer?
		The colon continues to absorb water and mineral nutrients from the food matter and serves as a storage place for waste matter.
		The second section is called the transverse colon since it goes across the body from the right to the left side in the upper abdomen.
		At its end, the sigmoid colon joins the rectum, which in turn joins the anus, or the opening where waste matter, or stool, passes out of the body.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_colon_and_rectum_cancer.asp?sitearea=cri (892 words)

	Sigmoid diverticulosis - colon clense hydrotherapy enema clensing
		Sigmoid diverticulosis is the occurrence of a large amount of diverticulums in the colon.
		The condition of sigmoid diverticulosis is when in the colon area - mainly in the sigmoid where there is a higher pressure - small "balloon" like bursts in the intestinal wall are formed along the naturally weaker spots.
		Using regular colon clense is a good way to avoid developing this condition..
	www.colon-clense.com /sigmoid-diverticulosis.html (534 words)

	Laparoscopic Proctosigmoidectomy and Colorectal Cancer
		A laparoscopic proctosigmoidectomy is an operation that removes a diseased section of the rectum and sigmoid colon.
		The diseased section of sigmoid colon and rectum must be cut away from the healthy bowel.
		This rejoining of the colon and rectum is called an "anastomosis." The stapling device "fires" a ring of staples to connect the two ends.
	www.webmd.com /colorectal-cancer/laparoscopic-proctosigmoidectomy (753 words)

	Sigmoid Colon
		The sigmoid colon, also referred to as the pelvic colon or sigmoid flexure, is a part of the digestive system and is a little over a foot long.
		The sigmoid colon is responsible for moving waste towards the anus.
		As a result, your sigmoid colon and the rest of your digestive system are less likely to become constipated or poisoned by toxic waste.
	www.colon-cleanse-constipation.com /sigmoid-colon.html (769 words)

	Volvulus of the sigmoid colon
		Carcinomatous obstruction of the left colon or rectum is the main one (a rectal examination should exclude the latter).
		A sterile spinal needle for decompressing the colon.
		Sigmoid volvulus, or wounds of the sigmoid colon, in which there is not enough healthy gut distally to reach the surface of the skin.
	www.meb.uni-bonn.de /dtc/primsurg/docbook/html/x3450.html (4589 words)

	Cancer - Colorectal Cancer Glossary
		The remaining material, solid waste called "stool," moves through the colon and the rectum and leaves the body through the anus.
		Parts of the colon include: cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon.
		A procedure in which the doctor looks inside the rectum and the lower portion of the colon (sigmoid colon) through a flexible, lighted tube called a sigmoidoscope.
	www.cdc.gov /CANCER/colorectal/glossary (573 words)

	Sigmoid Colon Cancer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Colon cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the colon.
		Use of the term "colon cancer" for the rest of this article refers to colon "carcinoma" and not the other, rare types of colon cancer.
		Colon cancer is the common name for this common cancer.
	www.cancer-resource-center.info /cancer/sigmoid-colon-cancer.html (585 words)

	Frequency of Right Lower Quadrant Position of the Sigmoid Colon in Infants and Young Children -- Fiorella and Donnelly ...
		sigmoid colon was categorized as being in the left lower quadrant
		the sigmoid colon was in the midline (Fig 2).
		The lateral portion of the sigmoid colon has a course that could cause it to be mistaken for the ascending colon at radiography.
	radiology.rsnajnls.org /cgi/content/full/219/1/91 (2127 words)

	Risk Factors and Symptoms of Colon Cancer
		Nearly half of all colon cancers occur in the rectum and sigmoid colon.
		The colon absorbs water, salt and other minerals from food, and waste is stored in the lower colon until it is eliminated from the body.
		The colon is a continuous tube with four sections: the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon.
	www.mayoclinic.org /colon-cancer/risks.html (215 words)

	Duct between the sigmoid colon and liver at Liver Flush Support Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		I read in the " coffee enema for liver detoxification" that there is a duct between the liver and the sigmoid colon.
		The coffee enema is said to induce the liver ducts, including the bile ducts to empty in the sigmoid colon.
		The sigmoid colon is at my knowledge not used by the body to extract anything from the stool but the article indicate that toxins from the stool may be treated by the liver using this "sigmoid liver duct".
	www.curezone.com /forums/fmp.asp?i=154644 (182 words)

	sigmoid colon resection - OmniMedicalSearch.com - sigmoid colon resection
		As colon cancer progresses from Stage 0 to Stage IV, the cancer cells grow through the layers of the colon wall and spread to lymph nodes and other organs.
		Sigmoid: In human anatomy, the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bow...
		The large bowel [large intestine or the colon] is part of the digestive system.
	www.omnimedicalsearch.com /sr_sigmoid_colon_resection.html (395 words)

	Survival benefit of high ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery in sigmoid colon or rectal cancer surgery.
		BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) root nodal dissection before high ligation of the artery on survival in patients with sigmoid colon or rectal cancer.
		METHODS: Data on 1188 consecutive patients who underwent resection for sigmoid colon or rectal cancer, with high ligation of the IMA, were identified from a prospective database (April 1965 to December 1999).
		CONCLUSION: High ligation of the IMA allows curative resection and long-term survival in patients with cancer of the sigmoid colon or rectum and nodal metastases at the origin of the IMA.
	coloncancer.researchtoday.net /archive/3/4/882.htm (305 words)

	Dr. Koop - Colon and Rectal Cancers - Introduction
		Cancers of the colon and rectum, often referred to collectively as colorectal cancer, are life-threatening tumors that develop in the large intestine.
		It is the final portion of the digestive tract and includes the cecum, the appendix, the colon, and the rectum, which extends to the anus.
		Feces are stored in the descending and sigmoid colon until they are passed through the rectum and anus.
	www.drkoop.com /ency/93/guides/000055_1.html (666 words)

	The management of acute sigmoid volvulus
		The result of this study suggests that resection of acute sigmoid volvulus and primary anastomosis after antegrade intraoperative colonic lavage is safe provided the patient is reasonably fit.
		In the developed world, sigmoid volvulus is responsible for 5% of large bowel obstructions and occurs in elderly and frail patients with intercurrent medical illnesses.
		The diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus was made from the history of a large bowel obstruction (constipation, abdominal distension and abdominal pain), which was often recurrent, and the plain abdominal radiographs in 16 patients.
	www.rcsed.ac.uk /journal/vol44_3/4430007.htm (1475 words)

	ab4 answers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The sigmoid colon is most susceptible to diverticula (again probably relating to the fact that the stool would be hardest in the most terminal parts of the colon).
		Since the blood vessels of the colon travel in its mesentery, they could certainly be impinged in a volvulus.
		A sigmoid volvulus would affect the sigmoid branches of the inferior mesenteric, while a volvulus of the cecum could affect the ileocolic and/or appendicular branches of the superior mesenteric artery.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~anatomy/HAE%20pages/lab%20exercise%20answers/answers%20ab4%2006.htm (233 words)

	Re: Laparoscopic Repair of a Perforated Sigmoid Colon - UnicorMed Forums
		One of the appendix epiploicae was carefully disected away from the wall of the colon using the hook electrocautery.
		Another physician performed flexible sigmoidoscopy and while occluding the colon proximal to the repair, the colon and rectum were insufflated gently with air in order to test the repair for a leak.
		The area of repair in the sigmoid colon was again examined, and it appeared to be intact.
	www.unicormed.com /CS/forums/92/PrintPost.aspx (616 words)

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