"Colon, Ascending" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the TRANSVERSE COLON. It passes cephalad from the cecum to the caudal surface of the right lobe of the LIVER where it bends sharply to the left, forming the right colic flexure.
| Descriptor ID |
D044682
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.526.356.333 A03.556.249.249.356.333
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colon, Ascending" 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.