WebMD explains laparoscopic proctosigmoidectomy, a surgery that removes a diseased section of the rectum and sigmoid colon if there is colorectal cancer.

This surgical procedure removes the sigmoid colon and connects the descending colon with the anus. It can be done via open or laparoscopic surgery.

Woman who had agonizing stomach pain and a bloated belly had a twisted colon, or sigmoid volvulus. Doctors had to untwist it and remove part of her colon.

ATLANTA (AP) _ A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect. Medicare is alr… ...

Doctors use flexible sigmoidoscopy to examine the rectum and the lower part of the colon. Learn what to expect during this procedure.

It is characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts within the wall of the colon, occurring most often in the sigmoid colon and rectum.

Madras HC directs Chennai hospital to pay ₹40 lakh to patient whose sigmoid colon was punctured during surgery The woman had approached the hospital for infertility ...

ATLANTA (AP) - A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect.