The descending colon is around 4 to 6 inches, or 10 to 15 centimeters (cm), long. The muscular colon is about 5 feet long and is divided into five parts. The descending colon is the third main section ...

The colon (also known as the large intestine) is a U-shaped, segmented tube made of muscle that is located below the stomach and connects to the rectum at the end of the colon. The colon and rectum ...

New Study Shows at-Home Colon Cancer Screening Test Reduces Risk of Colorectal Cancer Death, as Effective as Screening Colonoscopy July 25, 2024 — A noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test ...

There’s plenty of fun to be had with classic flip clocks like this, and with a bit of hacking any old split-flap display should be usable for your own clock project. If none are available at ...

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In the phase 2 NICHE-3 trial, patients with locally advanced mismatch repair-deficient colon cancer who were treated with neoadjuvant anti-PD1 and anti-LAG3 agents showed high rates of ...

Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

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However, our patient was lean and had a thin pectoralis major muscle; therefore, this muscle was considered insufficient as filling material. The omental flap, with its abundant blood flow, could ...

The Implementation of a Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) Program at a Level 1 New England Trauma Center: Feasibility and Early Outcomes.