Left colic flexure

Known as: flexure splenic, Splenic Flexure, Flexura coli sinistra

The bend at the junction of the transverse and descending colon.(On-line Medical Dictionary)

National Institutes of Health

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1989

Obstructing carcinomas of the left colon are traditionally managed with a staged resection, as immediate colonic anastomosis is…

1977

Most patients with hepatic portal venous gas are seriously ill with some combination of bowel ischemia, distension, and/or…

1975

The successful treatment of a patient with an invaginated appendix compounded by a bulbous, villoadenomatous polyp at the tip of…

1973

SummaryThere were 50 primary cases of carcinoma of the splenic flexure at Memorial Hospital in the period from 1950 to 1966. Of…

1971

1971

Tuberculosis of the colon distal to the ileo-caecal valve is an extremely rare disease (Bentley and Webster, 1967). Only sporadic…

1970

Rectal biopsy at an earlier stage of the procedure might have provided the correct diagnosis. The possibility of amoebic colitis…

Review

1966

Review

1966

1964

The roentgenologist serving the hospital on a busy highway with its endless stream of behemoths of ever-increasing weight, power…

1954