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Transverse colon

Known as: Colon, Transverse, Colon transversum, Colon trasverso 
The third division of the colon (large intestine). It communicates with the ascending colon in the upper right-hand quadrant of the abdomen and the… 
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Blood supply aspectsBody partChromoscopyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

Broader (4)

Colon structure (body structure)Gastrointestinal systemHindgutLarge Intestine

Narrower (2)

Left colic flexureLumen of transverse colon

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2018
2018
The impact of primary tumour location in patients undergoing hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastasis.
2009
2009
Single incision laparoscopic left colectomy for carcinoma of distal transverse colon
Objective  We report a single‐incision laparoscopic left colectomy for a patient with a distal transverse colon cancer. 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Recreational Physical Activity and Cancer Risk in Subsites of the Colon (the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study)
Physical activity may reduce colon cancer risk, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Relating physical activity to… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Auerbach's plexus of mammals and man: Electron microscopic identification of three different types of neuronal processes in myenteric ganglia of the large intestine from rhesus monkeys, guinea-pigs…
SummaryGanglia from Auerbach's plexus of the large intestine (caecum, appendix vermiformis, colon transversum and rectum) in man… 
1992
1992
Distribution of mesalamine enemas in patients with active distal ulcerative colitis.
1991
1991
A critical analysis of the largest reported mass fecal occult blood screening program in the United States.
1990
1990
Surgical complications of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Adenocarcinoma Occurring in a Hyperplastic (Metaplastic) Polyp of the Colon
A case of adenocarcinoma occurring in a hyperplastic (metaplastic) polyp of the colon is presented. The polyp, two cm in diameter… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Onset of cell proliferation in the shortened gut. Colonic hyperplasia after ileal resection.
1959
1959
The gallbladder and bile ducts.
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