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Left colon

Known as: COLON, LEFT, colon left 
The portion of the large intestine that includes the descending and sigmoid colon.
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2004
2004
Scintigraphic assessment of slow transit constipation with special reference to right‐ or left‐sided colonic delay
Objective  Subtotal colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis for slow transit constipation has several side‐effects. The motor… 
1988
1988
Motor pattern of the left colon before and after surgery for rectal cancer: possible implications in other disorders.
The motility of the descending colon was studied in nine patients before and after resection of the rectum for cancer. This… 
1986
1986
Human colonic smooth muscle: spontaneous contractile activity and response to stretch.
The length dependence of the spontaneous contractile activity of human colonic muscle was assessed in vitro. Muscle obtained from… 
1984
1984
The effect of relative bowel rest on healing of colonic anastomoses. Breaking strength and collagen in the colonic wall following left colon resection and anastomosis in the rat.
The breaking strength of anastomoses in the left colon in the early phase of healing was studied in rats fed low residue diet… 
1984
1984
The effect of relative bowel rest on healing of colonic anastomoses. Collagen synthesis and content in the colonic wall after left colon resection and anastomosis in the rat.
Collagen metabolism was studied in the colonic wall of rats after standardized resection and anastomosis. Diminished faecal… 
1983
1983
Induction of colon mucosal β‐glucuronidase production as a mechanism for 1,2‐dimethylhydrazine colon carcinogenesis
Although early studies in germ‐free rats showed almost complete dependence on dimethylhydrazine (DMH) colon carcinogenesis upon… 
1979
1979
Cardiac output distribution after left colon anastomosis in the rat.
Resection and anastomosis of the left colon result in an aysmmetric breakdown of preexisting collagen in the colonic wall during… 
1976
1976
Left colon gangrene after acute inferior mesenteric artery occlusion.
We report here an experience with five patients, aged 58 to 70, suffering gangrene of the left colon after spontaneous inferior… 
1975
1975
Intestinal perforation as a complication of the neonatal small left colon syndrome.
Intestinal perforation can occur as a complication of the neonatal small left colon syndrome. Four such infants are reported… 
Review
1975
Review
1975
A half-century of experience in the management of colon injuries: changing concepts.
A total of 773 patients who sustained colon injuries during the period 1927-1974 at Charity Hospital of Louisiana in New Orleans… 
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