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ResectionTransverse colonVolvulusColonicDiverticulitisPerforationMesocolonMesenteryDiverticulumLaparoscopicRectum and lowerAnusPelvisRetroperitonealDiverticulosisBowelTumorIntestineAppendixSurrounding inflammatoryCancerColectomyIliacOccursRectosigmoidFlexureSigmoidoscopyAdenocarcinomaCarcinomaParts of the colonIntestinalDistal colonProximal colonLesionObstructionPathologicalLargePatientVisceralColonoscopyRedundantBladderInfectionScopeSurgerySections of the colonWhole colon
Resection6
  • The patient underwent repair of the hernia, sigmoid resection for sigmoid perforation, followed by intra-operative colonoscopy (which confirmed the radiographic findings of a cecal lesion) and right colectomy. (omicsonline.org)
  • Main secondary endpoints were readmission rate, complicated, ongoing and recurrent diverticulitis, sigmoid resection and mortality. (nih.gov)
  • Conclusion: Laparoscopic anterior resection using this combined single-port and endoluminal technique is feasible for small lesions in the sigmoid colon or upper rectum. (sages.org)
  • A male client has undergone a colon resection. (proprofs.com)
  • OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcomes of laparoscopic lavage and sigmoid resection in perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis. (lu.se)
  • CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic lavage used in the management of Hinchey grade III diverticulitis leads to more reinterventions within 30 days postoperatively, but does not increase the 30 or 90-day mortality rates compared with sigmoid resection. (lu.se)
Transverse colon12
  • these cases require extensive mobilization of the transverse colon and its mesentery. (medscape.com)
  • Intraoperatively, we found a sigmoid volvulus and a concurrent transverse colon volvulus. (ub.bw)
  • Synchronous volvulus of the sigmoid and transverse colon is an extremely rare. (ub.bw)
  • One of them may occupy the cecum, another the transverse colon, and possibly a third the sigmoid flexure . (dictionary.com)
  • it begins on the lower right side of the abdomen and then leads up to the transverse colon. (cancer.net)
  • The transverse colon crosses the top of the abdomen from right to left, leading to the descending colon, which takes waste down the left side. (cancer.net)
  • portions of the ascending and transverse colon. (proprofs.com)
  • They push across as they start to transition into the transverse colon. (medscape.com)
  • The third lift is a transverse colon lift. (medscape.com)
  • That will help with the transition and potentially give you that same transverse colon lift. (medscape.com)
  • Sometimes, we'll need two assistants to push from the right side and the left side, in order to splint up on the transverse colon. (medscape.com)
  • Diverticula in the large intestine Large Intestine The large intestine consists of the Cecum and ascending (right) colon Transverse colon Descending (left) colon Sigmoid colon (which is connected to the rectum) read more occur when a defect develops in the thick, muscular middle layer of the bowel. (msdmanuals.com)
Volvulus6
  • Volvulus in the elderly commonly occurs in the sigmoid colon, whereas in infants and children it is more likely to occur in the midgut. (wikipedia.org)
  • A differential diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus was entertained and the patient was taken for an exploratory laparotomy. (ub.bw)
  • common in patients with sigmoid volvulus. (azkurs.org)
  • healthy man with sigmoid volvulus. (azkurs.org)
  • tion of a sigmoid volvulus. (azkurs.org)
  • abdominal pain as a sign of sigmoid volvulus. (azkurs.org)
Colonic2
  • Diverticulosis often occurs in the sigmoid colon in association with increased intraluminal pressure and focal weakness in the colonic wall. (wikipedia.org)
  • The initial radiological findings included a large amount of mesoperitoneum and retroperitoneal air near the proximal sigmoid and a left inguinal hernia containing the distal sigmoid colon suggesting a colonic perforation caused by colonic obstruction. (omicsonline.org)
Diverticulitis3
Perforation5
  • Turner J, Page M, Clark C, Khanduja K (2016) Sigmoid Perforation during CT Colonography in a Patient with an Inguinal Hernia and Concomitant Finding of a Right-Sided Colon Cancer. (omicsonline.org)
  • We report a case of colon perforation in a patient where a colon cancer was diagnosed using VC colonography with manual insufflation. (omicsonline.org)
  • The case was managed with laparoscopic removal and intra corporeal suturing of the sigmoid perforation. (journalsurgicalcases.com)
  • Sigmoid colon perforation by migrated Copper "T" is one of the rare complications associated. (journalsurgicalcases.com)
  • Fig.1) the vertical perforated limb was removed, peritoneal lavage given and as it was a small perforation an intra corporeal suturing of sigmoid perforation was done. (journalsurgicalcases.com)
Mesocolon4
  • The sigmoid colon is completely surrounded by peritoneum (and thus is not retroperitoneal), 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. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is imperative to divide the mesocolon as close to its origin as possible, leaving extensive collateral blood supply to the proximal colon that will be anastomosed. (medscape.com)
  • For cancers, transection corresponds to the area of mesocolon and the segment of colon being removed. (medscape.com)
  • Findings include a large amount of air within the proximal sigmoid mesocolon and the retroperitoneum ( Figure 1 ), extensive sigmoid diverticulosis, and a moderate left inguinal hernia containing omental fat and distal sigmoid colon ( Figure 2 ). (omicsonline.org)
Mesentery1
  • Before making the final selection of the sigmoid colon segment, the length of the sigmoid and its mesentery should be assessed to determine whether it can reach the perineum easily. (mexicotransgendercenter.com)
Diverticulum1
Laparoscopic2
  • The gynecologist took her for laparoscopic procedure and findings revealed that the copper T has migrated from the uterus and perforated the sigmoid colon. (journalsurgicalcases.com)
  • Laparoscopic findings revealed, the vertical limb of Copper "T" has perforated the sigmoid colon. (journalsurgicalcases.com)
Rectum and lower1
Anus3
  • The sigmoid colon (or pelvic colon) is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus. (wikipedia.org)
  • The curving path it takes toward the anus allows it to store gas in the superior arched portion, enabling the colon to expel gas without excreting faeces simultaneously. (wikipedia.org)
  • A cross-section of the rectum and sigmoid colon shows where waste leaves the body, through the anus. (cancer.net)
Pelvis4
  • This part of the colon normally lies within the pelvis, but due to its freedom of movement it is liable to be displaced into the abdominal cavity. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] The sigmoid colon 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. (wikipedia.org)
  • When I request a sigmoid lift or right-side down lift, I tell my team to apply pressure down toward the left pelvis, in the left iliac crest. (medscape.com)
  • If you find that you're getting a loop in the colon as it dives into the pelvis, you can have the nurse's assistant, if they're able to, push up from the patient's left side down position with a V-shaped positioning on the mid-abdomen pushing upward. (medscape.com)
Retroperitoneal1
Diverticulosis1
  • Diverticulosis of the Large Intestine Diverticulosis is the presence of one or more balloon-like sacs (diverticula), usually in the large intestine (colon). (msdmanuals.com)
Bowel3
Tumor2
  • The combination of this method with a yearly fecal occult blood test is recommended to reduce the risk of a right colon tumor, which may be difficult to visualize with colonoscopy alone. (medscape.com)
  • Results: This technique was attempted in an 82 with an ulcerative tumor growth over the sigmoid colon. (sages.org)
Intestine8
Appendix1
  • Annotated images showing the epiploic appendagitis, sigmoid colon, and normal appendix. (radiopaedia.org)
Surrounding inflammatory1
  • There is a small ovoid structure of fat-density in the right iliac fossa, adjacent to the sigmoid colon with thin peripheral hyperdense rim (hyperattenuating ring sign), surrounding inflammatory fat stranding with thickening of the adjacent peritoneum and minimal peritoneal effusion. (radiopaedia.org)
Cancer11
  • The patient was diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer based on barium enema examination using gastrografin, and was introduced to our hospital for treatment. (karger.com)
  • He was diagnosed with low-differentiated carcinoma by biopsy of the colon during endoscopy and underwent sigmoidectomy based on a diagnosis of sigmoid colon cancer. (karger.com)
  • The use of computed tomography colonography or virtual colonography (VC) is gaining acceptance as a screening modality for colon cancer . (omicsonline.org)
  • CT colonography also referred to as virtual colonoscopy (VC) was first described in 1994 [ 1 ] and its use as a screening modality for colon cancer is controversial. (omicsonline.org)
  • Colon cancer is the most common, and the most preventable, form of gastrointestinal cancer and the third most common cause of cancer-related death in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • The American Cancer Society estimated that 104,610 new cases of colon and rectal cancer were diagnosed in the United States in 2020. (medscape.com)
  • The 2020 estimate for mortality from colon and rectal cancer is 53,200. (medscape.com)
  • Colorectal cancer (CRC) is made up of a set of cancers that develop in different physical locations of the colon and rectum, including the proximal colon, distal colon, and rectum. (hindawi.com)
  • US studies indicate that incidence rates of proximal and distal colon cancer are higher among blacks than whites, whereas rectal cancer rates are higher among whites compared to blacks [ 7 - 9 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • found that incidence rates of proximal colon cancer among white men and women living in low-poverty counties were significantly higher compared to those living in high-poverty counties. (hindawi.com)
  • Other types of cancer can affect the colon. (limamemorial.org)
Colectomy1
Iliac1
  • Behind the sigmoid colon are the external iliac vessels, ovary, obturator nerve, the left Piriformis, and left sacral plexus of nerves. (wikipedia.org)
Occurs3
  • This occurs when gas produced in the colon mixes with the urine. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Let's start with lift number one, which occurs during the early transition of the sigmoid loop. (medscape.com)
  • The fifth lift that I'll do occurs at the bend at the lower sigmoid. (medscape.com)
Rectosigmoid1
  • The most common reported places for this migration were the omentum, rectosigmoid colon, peritoneum and bladder and nearby viscera. (journalsurgicalcases.com)
Flexure5
  • It is usually found in the lower part of the ileum, the ccum, sigmoid flexure , and other parts of the colon. (dictionary.com)
  • It was the practice with O'Beirne,71 Hare,72 and others to inject fluid by a long flexible tube passed beyond the sigmoid flexure . (dictionary.com)
  • Its most common site is the sigmoid flexure , and next in point of frequency the ccum. (dictionary.com)
  • It is most often observed in the sigmoid flexure and ccum, as are the other forms of carcinoma. (dictionary.com)
  • hepatic flexure of the colon. (proprofs.com)
Sigmoidoscopy1
Adenocarcinoma2
Carcinoma1
Parts of the colon1
Intestinal1
  • In this paper, we describe a very rare case of ENKTL involving the colon with multiple intestinal perforations. (frontiersin.org)
Distal colon1
  • In the United States (US), cancers in the proximal colon account for the greatest burden of CRC (21.1 cases per 100,000), followed by the rectum (14.1 cases per 100,000) and the distal colon (13 cases per 100,000) [ 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
Proximal colon2
  • female IRR = 1.14 95% CI 1.10-1.18) and weakest for proximal colon. (hindawi.com)
  • Inverse associations between poverty and IRs of all CRC and proximal colon were found for Hispanics. (hindawi.com)
Lesion2
  • A 60-year-old woman underwent colonoscopy , which revealed a red, 5-mm protruded lesion in the sigmoid colon , surrounded by white spots in white - light imaging. (bvsalud.org)
  • After adequate mobilization, the colon was stapled distal to the lesion using non-cutting endo-stapler, and the rectum was opened distal to the staple line. (sages.org)
Obstruction2
  • There have been reports of gallstone extraction using various endoscopic modalities to relieve the obstruction, however, to date, there has never been a published case of endoscopic stone extraction from the colon using electrohydraulic lithotripsy. (wjgnet.com)
  • Gallstone obstruction of the colon is a rare event[ 1 ]. (wjgnet.com)
Pathological2
  • Various degrees of pathological changes were detected in the ganglion plexuses (Auerbach and Meissner) of the sigmoid colon from patients with chronic slow-transit constipation using Nissl's toluidine blue staining. (eco-vector.com)
  • Along with pathological changes in nerve cells in the myenteric nerve plexus and gliosis, features of neuron-glial relationships were described, and the death of ganglion cells in the human colon with the active participation of specialized astrocyte-like glial cells was also established for the first time. (eco-vector.com)
Large1
  • In this report, we present the technique employed to successfully perform an electrohydraulic lithotripsy for removal of a large gallstone impacted in the sigmoid colon. (wjgnet.com)
Patient3
  • A better choice would be to prepare the left side of colon, consent the patient and relative and do the foreign body removal at a later date. (journalsurgicalcases.com)
  • A total of three colonoscopes and biopsies were performed for the patient, and the results showed multiple irregular ulcers in the whole colon ( Figure 1 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The nurse or assistant would push until we passed the sigmoid colon on the left side of the patient. (medscape.com)
Visceral1
  • Pressure pain thresholds were measured at the L1 paraspinal musculature and 1st dorsal interossei before and after osteopathic visceral mobilisation of the sigmoid colon. (swoo.nl)
Colonoscopy4
  • Colonoscopy showed multiple irregular ulcers in colon. (frontiersin.org)
  • The main complaints, colonoscopy and imaging findings of patients with ENKTL involving the colon are non-specific, and may be similar to many other benign and malignant lesions. (frontiersin.org)
  • Kudos to Dr Douglas Rex, a master of colonoscopy education for our era, for recently providing some great tips on achieving cecal intubation in difficult colons . (medscape.com)
  • These samples may be taken from the lining of the colon during a colonoscopy. (uhhospitals.org)
Redundant1
  • In any cases where I'm encountering a redundant colon, my rule is to use water, water, water. (medscape.com)
Bladder3
Infection1
  • It can be severe in people of any age, although it is most serious in older people, especially those taking corticosteroids or other medications that suppress the immune system and thus increase the risk of infection, including colon infection. (msdmanuals.com)
Scope1
  • They can see inside the colon through a small scope on the tube or on a video monitor. (cancer.net)
Surgery3
  • The morphological study of the resected sections of the colon obtained at the S.P. Fedorov Department of Faculty Surgery of S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, as a result of surgical treatment of patients with severe chronic slow-transit constipation, included an assessment of the changes in the structures of ganglion plexuses. (eco-vector.com)
  • After penile inversion skin flap, sigmoid colon technique presents the method of choice in transsexual surgery. (mexicotransgendercenter.com)
  • Sigmoid colon vaginoplasty is a surgical technique used for gender confirmation surgery in transgender women. (reassignmentsurgery.co.in)
Sections of the colon1
Whole colon1