"Colon, Sigmoid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A segment of the COLON between the RECTUM and the descending colon.
| Descriptor ID |
D012809
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.526.356.668 A03.556.249.249.356.668
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colon, Sigmoid" by people in Profiles.
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A Unique Case of Massive Colonic Distention. Gastroenterology. 2020 04; 158(5):e5-e6.
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Association of the Addition of Oral Antibiotics to Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Left Colon and Rectal Cancer Resections With Reduction of Surgical Site Infections. JAMA Surg. 2018 Feb 01; 153(2):114-121.
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Deformable image registration-based contour propagation yields clinically acceptable plans for MRI-based cervical cancer brachytherapy planning. Brachytherapy. 2018 Mar - Apr; 17(2):360-367.
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Self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) can serve as a bridge to surgery or as a definitive therapy in patients with an advanced stage of cancer: clinical experience of a tertiary cancer center. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Dec; 55(12):3530-6.
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Segmental vs. extended colectomy: measurable differences in morbidity, function, and quality of life. Dis Colon Rectum. 2008 Jul; 51(7):1036-43.
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Endoscopic biopsy diagnosis of acute gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease: rectosigmoid biopsies are more sensitive than upper gastrointestinal biopsies. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr; 103(4):982-9.
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Sigmoid perforation following radiation therapy in patients with cervical cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2001 Jul; 82(1):150-5.
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Lateral dural sinus thrombosis in childhood. Laryngoscope. 1999 Apr; 109(4):645-51.
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Spontaneous bladder perforation in paraplegia as a late complication of augmentation enterocystoplasty: case report. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1996 Nov; 77(11):1198-200.
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Ureterosigmoidostomy: is it a viable procedure in the age of continent urinary diversion and bladder substitution? J Urol. 1995 May; 153(5):1429-31.