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sigmoid flexure

Known as: Sigmoid Flexure of Colon, Sigmoid Flexure of the Colon 
The curving part of the colon that is in continuity with the rectum.
National Institutes of Health

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Colon structure (body structure)
Left iliac region

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2013
2013
Gross anatomy of the male genital organs of the pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus, Linnaeus 1758)
To describe the macroscopic anatomy of the genital organs of the male pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus), organs from ten… 
1975
1975
[Finding of ganglion cells in the mucosa of the colon, sigmoid flexure, and rectum (author's transl)].
The ectopic position of the ganglion cells of Meissner's plexus in the basal and central portions of the mucosa in the colon… 
1968
1968
Primary hodgkin’s granuloma of the sigmoid flexure
SummaryA case of Hodgkin’s granuloma of the colon is presented and the importance of distinguishing it from Hodgkin’s sarcoma is… 
1967
1967
Ulcerative colitis confined to the rectum and sigmoid flexure
SummaryUlcerative colitis confined to the rectum and sigmoid flexure was studied in 124 patients who had normal roentgenograms of… 
1965
1965
Construction of an artificial vagina, utilizing the sigmoid flexure, in congenital aplasia vaginae
derm, develops the sacrococcygeal vertebrae which remain as the permanent rigid posterior wall of the retrorectal space… 
1964
1964
Acquired megacolon in Chagas’ disease
Summary and ConclusionsIn this excellent presentation, a report is made of the well-established role ofT. cruzi in the etiology… 
1962
1962
Cystic lymphangioma of sigmoid flexure: Report of a case
SummaryAttention has been directed to the rarity of cystic lymphangioma of the colon and rectum, having been reported only 15… 
Review
1961
Review
1961
Fistulas of the sigmoid flexure
SummaryRecords of a series of 28 patients with sigmoidal fistulas have been reviewed. Our discussion of the incidence and… 
Review
1959
Review
1959
Villous tumor of rectum and a portion of the sigmoid flexure causing severe electrolyte imbalance
SummarySome features of villous tumors of the colon and rectum have been reviewed briefly and a case of a large benign villous… 
1940
1940
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SIGMOIDOVESICAL FISTULAS
The creation of a sigmoidovesical fistula by a process primary in either the sigmoid flexure of the colon or the urinary bladder… 
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