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Sigmoid Colon: Function in the Large Intestine
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe sigmoid colon is the section of the large intestine closest to the rectum and anus. It measures around 35 to 40 centimeters (around 1.5 feet) in...
Descending Colon: Function and Associated Conditions
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLocated Below the Transverse Colon and Above the Sigmoid Colon Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD The descending colon is one part of the colon. It...
How Diverticulitis Affects the Sigmoid Colon
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe digestive system relies on the colon to pull water, nutrients, and electrolytes from partially digested food, leaving the rest as waste....
What Is Ulcerative Colitis?
Health via Yahoo News· 2 months agoUlcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that inflames the colon and rectum and causes symptoms like abdominal pain and diarrhea.
A man who went into the hospital to get his appendix out wound up getting a piece of his colon...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGeorge Piano and wife Elizabeth Piano.George Piano George Piano required an appendectomy after...
Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms: Everything You Need to Know
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 4 months agoUlcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The condition affects the colon by...
Man diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at 29 shares symptoms: 'It hit me pretty hard'
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore young people are getting colon cancer. A man diagnosed at age 29 shares symptoms as part of...
Colon: Location, Function, and Associated Diseases
Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe colon is a long, tube-like organ that makes up most of the large intestine within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The colon is connected to the small intestine at one end and the rectum ...
How Is Ulcerative Colitis Diagnosed?
Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD A gastroenterologist (who specializes in bowel disease) can use endoscopic tests and biopsies to diagnose...
Man sues UW doctor after alleged botched surgery, wrong organ removed
KIRO via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA man from Lake Forest Park was left fighting for his life following an alleged botched surgery. And...