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 ...

The sigmoid colon is the last section of the bowel — the part that attaches to the rectum. It pushes feces along the bowel tract. It’s about a foot and a half long (around 40 centimeters) and ...

Strong peristaltic contractions take place along the whole of the descending colon, sigmoid flexure, and rectum, while both sphincters are relaxed thus forcing out the contents of the bowel.

Results: Of 545 patients, 319 (59%) had maximum inflammation in the rectum, 79 (14%) in the sigmoid colon, 70 (13%) in the descending colon, and 77 (14%) on the oral side of the splenic flexure.

For many people, diverticula are most likely to form in the sigmoid colon, increasing your risk of diverticulitis. Learn how this part of the colon functions, why it's important, and how to keep ...

Based on: A Treatise on Diseases of the Rectum, Anus and Sigmoid Flexure.By Joseph M. Mathews, M.I)., Professor of Surgery, and Clinical Lecturer on Diseases of the Rectum, at the Kentucky School ...

Early and profound CD4+ T-cell depletion in gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) may drive Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) immunopathogenesis, and GALT immune reconstitution on highly active ...