Griffin was 44 when doctors discovered that a 4.3-centimeter tumor had broken through the wall of her sigmoid colon, the part of the large intestine that connects to the rectum.

The descending colon is the third main section and connects the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon. It starts after the splenic flexure, or bend, and ends as it joins the sigmoid colon.

Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and open sores (ulcers) in the ...

But they’re commonly found in the lower-left side of your large intestine called the sigmoid colon. Ulcerative Colitis and Diverticulitis: Similarities and Differences.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Origin of the Sigmoid Flexure and the Appendicula Vermiformis of the Human Colon ” in SA Supplements Vol. 35 No. 908supp (May 1893 ...