The abdominal computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed the presence of a tumor located at the splenic flexure of the colon, which was nearly obstructing the bowel lumen and also had signs of ...

proctosigmoiditis affects the rectum and sigmoid colon, left-sided colitis extends up to the splenic flexure and extensive colitis extends beyond the splenic flexure (Figure 4-1). Pancolitis ...

It can be mild to severe. It is felt in the upper left abdomen. The splenic flexure is the bend or curve inside the body where the transverse colon, which runs across the abdomen from right to left, ...

There was average consensus on the medical definition of splenic flexure (55%) as the point located 10 cm from either side where the distal transverse colon transitions into the proximal descending ...

The splenic flexure is the bend where the transverse colon and descending colon meet in the upper left part of your abdomen. It is the highest point your colon reaches in your body. Many blood ...

Of these, 44% of patients had tumours of the uppermost portion of the large bowel (caecum to splenic flexure) and 56% had tumours of the lowermost portion (descending colon to rectum). While the ...

The splenic flexure is the sharp bend that connects the transverse colon to the descending colon. This bend is in the upper abdomen and forms a part of the GI system. It sits near the spleen ...

The descending colon is a section of the large intestine that passes downward. Its functions include storing food remains before they pass through the rest of the colon and rectum for elimination.

Right-sided colon was defined as cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, or transverse colon, whereas left-sided was defined as splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid, or rectosigmoid junction.