The site of stricture formation is mainly in the sigmoid colon and rectum, and in particular in the rectosigmoid and distal sigmoid areas. The reason for this is not clear.

Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...

Colonoscopy revealed a large polypoid mass in the distal sigmoid colon, which proved to be adenocarcinoma on the biopsy specimens (Figure 2).

In a systematic study of O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase activity in the human colon and rectum, tumours were found to occur in regions of low activity. These results are consistent with the ...

2.1 Peristeen Plus (Coloplast) is a transanal irrigation system for managing bowel dysfunction. The company's instructions for use in this indication recommend that it should be used every other day ...

FYI, the distal colon is the last part of your colon, so the descending colon and the sigmoid colon, where the colon connects to the rectum. WHO IS MOST AT RISK? The study looked at data of 32,147 ...

New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin recalls the four main symptoms that led to her being diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer last year. Colorectal cancer is on the rise among people under 50 ...