The sigmoid colon and its attachments can also stretch out as a person ages, researchers note. When there’s that extra length and slack, the sigmoid colon can twist on itself, a condition known ...

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Proctosigmoiditis is a form of left-sided ulcerative colitis that affects the rectum and sigmoid colon rather than a larger area of the colon. It usually causes diarrhea. Proctosigmoiditis affects ...

"This continuum suggests that metabolic processes do not change abruptly but rather evolve along the length of the colon ... upregulated in tumors from the sigmoid, rectosigmoid, and rectum ...