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flexure

 [flek´sher]
a bend or fold.
caudal flexure the bend at the aboral end of the embryo.
cephalic flexure the curve in the mid-brain of the embryo.
cervical flexure a bend in the neural tube of the embryo at the junction of the brain and spinal cord.
colic flexure, left the angular junction of the transverse and descending colon.
colic flexure, right the angular junction of the ascending and transverse colon.
dorsal flexure one of the flexures in the mid-dorsal region of the embryo.
duodenojejunal flexure the bend at the junction of the duodenum and jejunum.
hepatic flexure right colic flexure.
lumbar flexure the ventral curvature in the lumbar region of the back.
mesencephalic flexure a bend in the neural tube of the embryo at the level of the mesencephalon, or mid-brain.
pontine flexure a flexure of the hindbrain in the embryo.
sacral flexure caudal flexure.
sigmoid flexure sigmoid colon.
splenic flexure left colic flexure.
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left col·ic flex·ure

[TA]
the bend at the junction of the transverse and descending colon.
Synonym(s): flexura coli sinistra [TA], flexura colica splenica ☆ , splenic flexure ☆
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left col·ic flex·ure

(left kol'ik flek'shŭr) [TA]
The bend at the junction of the transverse and descending colon.
Synonym(s): flexura coli sinistra [TA] , splenic flexure.
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The left colon is mobilized until the splenic flexure.
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Emergency abdominal CT scan found that the sites of obstruction were hepatic flexure ( n = 5) and splenic flexure ( n = 11) and were shown obstruction in all patients (100%).
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The right colon is defined as proximal to the splenic flexure, and the left colon is defined as distal to and including the splenic flexure.
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The special procedures must be performed in splenic flexure and middle colic vessels when the transition zone is located at splenic flexure or proximal to it (long segment aganglionosis).
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CNLs found distal to the splenic flexure were characterized as distal lesions and thus reachable with the help of sigmoidoscope while CNLs found between the splenic flexure and the cecum were characterized as proximal lesions.
Age and site of Colonic Neoplastic Lesions: Implications of screening in South Asia
Characteristic Mean age, years ([+ or -] SD) 69.2 [+ or -] 10.1 Male/female 7 (70%)/3 (30%) Stenosis site: (i) Rectosigmoid colon 5 (50%) (ii) Descending colon 2 (20%) (iii) Splenic flexure colon 1 (10%) (iv) Transverse colon 1 (10%) (v) Ascending colon 1 (10%) Mean stenosis length, cm ([+ or -] SD) 3.6 [+ or -] 0.6 cm Elective/emergency procedure 5 (50%)/5 (50%) Patients who developed complications 0 (0%) during followup Median time from stent placement to 16 (7-21) surgery, days (interquartile range)
The new nitinol conformable self-expandable metal stents for malignant colonic obstruction: a pilot experience as bridge to surgery treatment
Cancer sites proximal to splenic flexure were grouped as right-sided while any cancer in the rectum, sigmoid, descending colon and splenic flexure was defined as left-sided.
Colorectal cancer in younger population: our experience
A colonic perforation was present at the splenic flexure, with gross faecal contamination of the peritoneal cavity.
Post-traumatic diaphragmatic hernias--importance of basic radiographic investigations
The extent of the disease in UC patients was classified based on Montreal classification into distal colitis (mucosal changes limited to the rectum and sigmoid), left-sided colitis (mucosal changes up to the splenic flexure), or extensive colitis (mucosal changes beyond the splenic flexure) [8].
Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease with cytoplasmic staining of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
The specimen included 15 cm of distal ileum and ascending and transverse colon to the splenic flexure. A primary end-to-end anastomosis of the ileum to the descending colon was carried out and a Bassini repair was performed.
Three-stage repair of a giant inguinal hernia in Sierra Leone: a management technique for low-resource settings
The current study included 25,541 padents 67 years and older at the time of a lower endoscopy during 1988-2005, who were subsequently diagnosed within 36 months with CRC distal to the splenic flexure. All but 841 of the 25,541 cases were detected within the first 6 months.
Sigmoidoscopy misses more colorectal cancers
A water-soluble contrast enema demonstrated early filling of the stomach and small-bowel loops from the splenic flexure of the colon (Fig.
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