"Colon, Transverse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between ASCENDING COLON and DESCENDING COLON. It passes from the RIGHT COLIC FLEXURE across the ABDOMEN, then turns sharply at the left colonic flexure into the descending colon.
| Descriptor ID |
D044684
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.526.356.834 A03.556.249.249.356.834
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colon, Transverse" by people in Profiles.
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Ischemic Colitis. J Emerg Med. 2019 05; 56(5):e85-e86.
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Risk factors for advanced colorectal neoplasms in the proximal colon in 6218 subjects undergoing complete colonoscopy. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jan; 34(1):113-119.
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Anatomical strategy for complete laparoscopic mesocolic excision for splenic flexure colonic cancer - a video vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2018 06; 20(6):555-556.
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Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis after laparoscopic left colectomy for splenic flexure cancer: results from a multi-institutional audit on 181 consecutive patients. Surg Endosc. 2018 08; 32(8):3467-3473.
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Covered perforation of Meckel's diverticulum ulcer to transverse colon: highlighting the urgent intervention and the avoidance of a dramatic evolution (case report and literature review). Folia Med Cracov. 2018; 58(3):83-87.
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Endocuff-assisted colonoscopy is associated with a lower adenoma miss rate: a multicenter randomized tandem study. Endoscopy. 2017 Nov; 49(11):1051-1060.
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Impact of cap-assisted colonoscopy on detection of proximal colon adenomas: systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Aug; 86(2):274-281.e3.