OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the value of characteristic thin-section helical CT findings of acute diverticulitis involving the cecum and ascending colon in excluding colonic ...

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 ...

For example, the duodenum drains into a lymph node embedded in pancreatic tissue, while the jejunum, ileum, cecum, and ascending colon drain into the mesenteric lymph nodes (mLNs). Two small lymph ...

Colon cancer occurs when cells in your large intestine grow out of control. Treatment can vary by the stage and type of colon cancer. Colon cancer is a type of cancer that starts in your colon (la ...

or vomiting -- colonoscopy provides a method of directly placing the microbiota into the cecum and two ascending regions of the colon that serve as critical points in the process of colonisation ...

Colon cancer develops when tumorous growths form in the large intestine. It often produces no symptoms in the early stages, but people should see a doctor if they notice persistent changes in ...

Colon cancer is the disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining or epithelium of the first and longest portion of the large intestine. The tumor microenvironment has ...

There is something you can do that may help you live longer after a colon cancer diagnosis, and you can start it on your own, at your home or a gym. Exercise is associated with longer lives for ...

Lesions in the cecum, ascending, and transverse colon were classified as proximal; lesions in the descending colon, sigmoid, and rectum were classified as distal. Based on the histopathological ...