Espiral AtlasSigmoid colon
colon sigmoideum
From the descending colon, in the iliac fossa, to the third sacral vertebra (S3), where it joins the rectum. The rectosigmoid junction lies about 15 cm from the anus, where the taeniae end.
In the full entry
The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.
- Structure
- Neighborhood
- Blood supply
- Clinical
Related clinical cases
- Mobile ascending colon and volvulus
- Colitis, colectomy and stomas
- Diverticulosis of the colon
- Colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and colorectal cancer