Large intestine

last part of the digestive system in vertebrate animals, including the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal

Colonoscopy () or coloscopy () is a medical procedure involving the endoscopic examination of the large bowel (colon) and the distal portion of the small bowel. This examination is performed using either a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera, which is mounted on a flexible tube and passed through the anus.

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part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus

removal of nonspecific toxins from the colon and intestinal tract considered pseudomedicine

the part of the colon from the splenic flexure to the beginning of the sigmoid colon

Megacolon is an abnormal dilation of the colon (also called the large intestine). This leads to hypertrophy of the colon. The dilation is often accompanied by a paralysis of the peristaltic movements of the bowel. In more extreme cases, the feces consolidate into hard masses inside the colon, called fecalomas (literally, fecal tumor), which can require surgery to be removed.

the part of the colon located between the cecum and the transverse colon

polyp that involves the colon

the segment of large intestine between ascending colon and descending colon

Colectomy (col- + -ectomy) is the surgical removal of any extent of the colon, the longest portion of the large bowel. Colectomy may be performed for prophylactic, curative, or palliative reasons. Indications include cancer, infection, infarction, perforation, and impaired function of the colon. Colectomy may be performed open, laparoscopically, or robotically. Following removal of the bowel segment, the surgeon may restore continuity of the bowel or create a colostomy. Partial or subtotal colectomy refers to removing a portion of the colon, while total colectomy involves the removal of the en

medical imaging of colon

potentially lethal large intestine emergency

artery

human artery

three separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle

The hindgut (or epigaster) is the posterior (caudal) part of the alimentary canal. In mammals, it includes the distal one third of the transverse colon and the splenic flexure, the descending colon, sigmoid colon and up to the ano-rectal junction. In zoology, the term hindgut refers also to the cecum and ascending colon.

two abrupt bends in the large intestine

small pouches of colon caused by sacculation, which give the colon its segmented appearance

human disease