The sigmoid colon is the last section of the colon (large intestine).
its cancer in the colon. sigmoid is part of the colon.
the sigmoid colon is directly before the rectum.
sigmioditisinflammation of the sigmoid colon is Sigmoiditis.sigmoiditis
The sigmoid colon is located in the lower left quadrant of the abdomen.
There are actually more than 6. I believe they would be the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, colic (or splenic) flexure, descending colon, and sigmoid colon.
The sigmoid colon refers to the lower portion of the colon. In people who have diverticulitis, the sigmoid colon walls will develop pouches which trap food. This causes intestinal pain and bowel problems.
The Sigmoid Colon is the fourth colon..
Distal sigmoid colon is the last segment of your colon before the rectum begins. The colon segments (in order from proximal to distal) are: ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid.
sigmoid colon
The sigmoid colon is the last section of the colon and a person can function very well without it.
Sigmoid colonThe sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine after the descending colon and before the rectum. The name sigmoid means S-shaped (see sigmoid). The walls of the sigmoid colon are muscular, and contract to increase the pressure inside the colon, causing the stool to move into the rectum.The sigmoid colon is supplied with blood from several branches (usually between 2 and 6) of the sigmoid arteries, a branch of the IMA. The IMA terminates as the superior rectal artery.