Five of the perforations were located in the lower rectosigmoid colon close to the peritoneal reflection. In 4 infants the area of perforation was in the middle sigmoid colon.

Objective: This work validates a novel noninvasive method to identify periods of cyclic motor activity in the colon using multichannel skin-surface electrical recordings on the lower abdominal region, ...

Disimpaction is a procedure used to treat fecal impaction, which occurs when stool is trapped in the rectum. It can be manual, enema-based, or surgical.

Large bowel bleeding can also be visualized as an S-shaped pattern in the central pelvis conforming to the distribution of the rectosigmoid colon. The origin of the site of gastrointestinal bleeding ...

A previous colonoscopy had shown she had ulcers in the rectosigmoid, descending, transverse, and ascending colon. She had biopsies taken, which showed ulceration and ischemia. A flexible sigmoidoscopy ...

The study, published in the journal Molecular Cancer, utilized liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to analyze metabolic profiles in 372 patient-matched tumor and normal mucosa tissues across seven ...

VIENNA — The effectiveness of computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) in differentiating neoplastic from non-neoplastic polyps depends on the region of the colon examined, according to a systematic ...

Rectosigmoid junction,” he said, referring to a zone where the rectum and colon meet. After surgery came chemotherapy. He did 10 rounds of infusions, 28 rounds of radiation and oral chemotherapy.

While her grandmother also had colon cancer, test results revealed there was not a genetic link between their cancers. Not an isolated case Alyssa Kelly, then 38, had lived with irritable bowel ...

These images showed diffuse wall thickening in the rectosigmoid colon, a punctate area of pneumoperitoneum, and extravasation of contrast material into the area adjacent to the sigmoid colon, with ...

Study: Exercise Training Reduces the Inflammatory Response and Promotes Intestinal Mucosa-associated Immunity in Lynch Syndrome. Image Credit: Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com. About the study ...