Morphometry of the adult sigmoid colon and relation to volvulus

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  • H. Saidi
  • D. Anangwe
  • K. Awori
چکیده

METHOD: Ninety five sigmoid colons (fifty male subjects) were harvested at autopsy. The following measurements were made: length of the sigmoid colon, length of the mesocolon root, height of the mesocolon. The sigmoid length. mesocolic root length ratio and sigmoid length: mesocolic height ratios were also calculated. All means and ratios were compared for gender using the Student t-test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009