In February, 1954, a carcinoma of the sigmoid lying in the hollow of the sacrum was resected, with an anastomosis relatively low in the pelvis. A complementary transverse colostomy was done that ...

In 2 cases, an abdominoperineal resection of the lower sigmoid and rectum was done. In an extremely obese woman a preliminary colostomy and posterior resection of the rectum were performed.

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

A subtotal colectomy is where the surgeon removes most of the colon but is able to leave part of the left side of the colon called the sigmoid colon. The surgeon joins the small bowel to the remaining ...

PubMedCrossRef Cirocchi R, Afshar S, Shaban F, Nascimbeni R, Vettoretto N, et al. Perforated sigmoid diverticulitis: Hartmann’s procedure or resection with primary anastomosis a systematic review and ...

Sigmoid Anatomy and Role of Other Colon Sections The colon, or large intestine, is part of the digestive system and helps the body absorb water and nutrients before excreting fecal waste. The colon is ...

Sigmoid colectomy: In this procedure, surgeons remove a piece of the bowel. They will make an incision in the abdomen, remove the affected length of the colon, and then join the remaining ends of ...

Keywords: indocyanine green near-infrared fluoroangiography, anastomotic leakage, sigmoid resection, rectal resection, colorectal surgery Citation: Neddermeyer M, Kanngießer V, Maurer E and Bartsch DK ...

Abstract Sigmoid volvulus is a frequent cause of intestinal obstruction. Its management has evolved with the use of laparoscopic surgery, achieving an elective sigmoid resection with anastomosis after ...