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Rectosigmoid Region

Known as: RECTOSIGMOID JUNCTION, junction rectosigmoid 
The area where the sigmoid colon joins the rectum.
National Institutes of Health

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Body partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyColorectal Region

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2007
2007
Mortality and Cancer Experience of Quebec Aluminum Reduction Plant Workers. Part 3: Monitoring the Mortality of Workers First Employed After January 1, 1950
Objective: To monitor changes over time in mortality of workers first employed in Quebec aluminum smelters after January 1, 1950… 
2007
2007
High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma arising from colon endometriosis
Dear Editor, Malignant transformation is a rare but well-documented complication of endometriosis, occurring only 0.7 to 1% of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Trend of incidence, subsite distribution and staging of colorectal neoplasms in the 15-year experience of a specialised cancer registry.
BACKGROUND Two-thirds of colorectal malignancies are localised in the left colon and rectum. Recent studies suggest a trend… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Actual Colonic Perforation in Virtual Colonoscopy: Report of a Case
Computed tomography colonography, also termed virtual colonoscopy, is a new imaging method to investigate the colon, which may be… 
2001
2001
Cerebral response to electric stimulation of the colon and abdominal skin in healthy subjects and patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
BACKGROUND Visceral hyperalgesia may play an important part in the pathophysiology of the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We… 
1993
1993
A sub‐site‐specific analysis of the relationship between colorectal cancer and parity in complete male and female norwegian birth cohorts
Register and census data for complete cohorts of Norwegian men and women born between 1935 and 1969 have been used to examine the… 
1990
1990
Neuronal dysplasia
Intestinal muscle and the autonomic nervous system constitute a neuromuscular unit. A clinical study was undertaken to seek… 
1989
1989
Foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract, surgical considerations.
Foreign bodies (FBs) of the pharynx are likely to stop at the palatine or lingual tonsils, the cricopharyngeal muscle, or the… 
1986
1986
Rectosigmoid sphincter of O'Beirne
In the early 19th century, James O'Beirne proposed that a physiologically important sphincter existed at the rectosigmoid… 
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1976
Highly Cited
1976
Characterization of a hyperactive segment at the rectosigmoid junction.
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