Abnormal Length and Position of the Sigmoid Colon and Its Clinical Significance

Nayak, SB; George, BM; Mishra, S

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Abnormal Length and Position of the Sigmoid Colon and Its Clinical Significance

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dc.contributor.author	Nayak, SB
dc.contributor.author	George, BM
dc.contributor.author	Mishra, S
dc.date.accessioned	2025-08-26T07:14:34Z
dc.date.available	2025-08-26T07:14:34Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.description	Nayak SB, George BM, Mishra S Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus) Manipal University Karnataka, India.
dc.description.abstract	ABSTRACT Sigmoid colon is one of the most variable parts of the large intestine. Here we report a very rare type of variation of the sigmoid colon. This variation was observed during the routine dissections for undergraduate medical students at Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus) India in September 2012. In the current case, the sigmoid colon was about 60cms long and made an inverted U shaped loop in front of the descending colon and the left kidney. It had a sigmoid mesocolon which covered the left kidney. The sigmoid colon had an ascending and a descending limb. This position of sigmoid colon and its mesocolon is dangerous as it can get twisted to form a volvulus. It also might cause confusions in radiologic and sigmoidoscopy techniques. KEY WORDS Colon, descending colon, pelvic colon, sigmoid colon, sigmoid mesocolon, variation
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/2076
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Kathmandu university
dc.title	Abnormal Length and Position of the Sigmoid Colon and Its Clinical Significance
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