Horizontally placed sigmoid mesocolon and a redundant loop of sigmoid colon filling the pelvic cavity

The sigmoid colon, when longer than its usual length is known as dolichosigmoid or redundant sigmoid colon. In the present case, the redundant sigmoid colon was about 20” long, and its distal part was “M” shaped. Its mesocolon was having a short 3” root attached to first sacral vertebral segment hor...

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Published in:	Sahel Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Satheesha B Nayak, Ravindra S Swamy, Abhinitha Padavinangady, Naveen Kumar, Ashwini P Aithal, Surekha D Shetty
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Subjects:	Redundant sigmoid colon sigmoid mesocolon volvulus
Online Access:	http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2016;volume=19;issue=2;spage=98;epage=100;aulast=Nayak