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Dolichocolon
Author(s) -
Ewing Maurice
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1975.tb05750.x
Subject(s) - medicine , plea , sigmoid colon , sigmoid volvulus , etiology , volvulus , sigmoid function , general surgery , gastroenterology , artificial intelligence , rectum , political science , law , artificial neural network , computer science
A pica is made for the recognition of a disorder of the colon, commonly encountered in the elderly, which is characterized by elongation (and also by dilatation) of the colon, especially the sigmoid. It may give rise to symptoms which suggest a diagnosis of carcinoma. The condition is believed to be acquired, and is an important (etiological factor in the development of sigmoid and, less frequently, of ccecat volvulus