The large intestine—which includes the cecum, colon, rectum, and anus—is a key part of the digestive system. It's a long, ...

beginning with where it connects to the small intestine, called the cecum. The five other sections of the colon include the ...

The cecum was greatly distended and tense ... Pathological examination revealed adenocarcinoma of the colon and chronic inflammation of the bladder wall. The convalescence was satisfactory.

Methods: York piglets, n=38, 0-21 day, had feces removed surgically from cecum, right and left colon sites. Samples (n=111) were centrituged and supernate analyzed for electrolytes (EL:sodium ...

The scale rates three sections of the colon, right (cecum and ascending colon), mid-colon (transverse and descending) and rectosigmoid, on a five-point scale (0–4). Total score (0–14 ...

Also, though involvement of the ascending colon is said to follow ulceration of the cecum or appendix, in many such cases the ulcer has not been demonstrated. The disease is known to occur ...

Abdominal radiograph shows signs of colonic dilatation, especially marked in the cecum and ascending colon, but no obstructing lesion is identified on contrast enema. This anatomic localization of ...

The distal small intestine and large intestine were lacking intestinal contents except for a few fecal pellets. The cecum was empty and reduced in size. Occasionally, we saw scant light brown ...

In his letter, Harris wrote that the UW surgeon breached the "standard of care" in several ways, including by "misidentifying the sigmoid colon for the cecum." The sigmoid colon and the cecum are ...