Her pelvis had shifted backward, and the condition had spread to her bowel. ... Endometriosis had fused part of her rectosigmoid junction together, this is where the sigmoid colon meets the rectum.

The rectum begins at the rectosigmoid junction, which is demarcated by the confluence of the teniae coli. The anatomical structures that are anterior to the rectum differ in females (Figure 1A ...

The entire lesser pelvis appeared homogeneous, ... was noted at about the rectosigmoid junction; 1/2 this tear was noted to be above the pelvic peritoneal reflection.

Laparoscopic bowel resection improved pelvic pain and quality of life in women with rectosigmoid endometriosis did not respond to hormone therapy, according to new research.These findings led ...

Rectosigmoid junction,” he said, referring to a zone where the rectum and colon meet. After surgery came chemotherapy. He did 10 rounds of infusions, 28 rounds of radiation and oral chemotherapy.

Our next step was an urgent exploratory laparotomy, which showed a nodular rectosigmoid mass that was adherent to the rectovaginal septum. We mobilized the lesion, resected the diseased bowel and ...

Distal colon cancers were defined as involving splenic flexure to the rectosigmoid junction. ... (CT) of the chest, abdomen and pelvis and curative tumour resection (R0) on pathology assessment.

Her pelvis had shifted backward, and the condition had spread to her bowel. ... Endometriosis had fused part of her rectosigmoid junction together, this is where the sigmoid colon meets the rectum.