"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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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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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Nouraie M, Ashktorab H, Atefi N, Azam S, Tarjoman T, Lee E, Shokrani B, Afsari A, Soleimani A, Laiyemo AO, Singh S, Brim H. Can the rate and location of sessile serrated polyps be part of colorectal Cancer disparity in African Americans? BMC Gastroenterol. 2019 May 24; 19(1):77.
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Obirieze AC, Kisat M, Hicks CW, Oyetunji TA, Schneider EB, Gaskin DJ, Haut ER, Efron DT, Cornwell EE, Haider AH. State-by-state variation in emergency versus elective colon resections: room for improvement. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 May; 74(5):1286-91.