"Colon, Transverse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between ASCENDING COLON and DESCENDING COLON. It passes from the RIGHT COLIC FLEXURE across the ABDOMEN, then turns sharply at the left colonic flexure into the descending colon.
| Descriptor ID |
D044684
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.526.356.834 A03.556.249.249.356.834
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colon, Transverse" by people in Profiles.
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Which is more important in the management of splenic flexure colon cancer: strict central lymph node dissection or adequate bowel resection margin? Tech Coloproctol. 2020 08; 24(8):873-882.
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The Key to a Boy's Heart Is Through His Intestine. Gastroenterology. 2020 04; 158(5):1226-1228.
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Right-sided Colonic Juvenile Polyp [Polyps] in Paediatric Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Patients. J Crohns Colitis. 2018 Nov 15; 12(11):1375-1376.
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The Prognostic Impact of KRAS Mutation in Patients Having Curative Resection of Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases. J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 10; 23(10):1957-1963.
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Prevalence and distribution of colonic diverticula assessed with CT colonography (CTC). Eur Radiol. 2016 Mar; 26(3):639-45.
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Microbiota separation and C-reactive protein elevation in treatment-na?ve pediatric granulomatous Crohn disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Sep; 55(3):243-50.
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Technique for pure transverse colon continent cutaneous urinary diversion. Urology. 2007 Jan; 69(1):173-4.