"Colon, Sigmoid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A segment of the COLON between the RECTUM and the descending colon.
| Descriptor ID |
D012809
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.526.356.668 A03.556.249.249.356.668
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colon, Sigmoid" by people in Profiles.
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Emergency medicine updates: Acute diverticulitis. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Feb; 76:1-6.
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The TLR9 agonist MGN1703 triggers a potent type I interferon response in the sigmoid colon. Mucosal Immunol. 2018 03; 11(2):449-461.
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Multicenter Assessment of Immunohistochemical Methods for Pathological Alpha-Synuclein in Sigmoid Colon of Autopsied Parkinson's Disease and Control Subjects. J Parkinsons Dis. 2016 10 19; 6(4):761-770.