The sigmoid colon in Zambians.
Four variables were measured in the sigmoid colon of 103 Zambians (73 men). The mean results were as follows:- Length 32.9cm (men), 29.5cm (women); height of mesentery 8.2cm in both sexes; length of attachment of the mesentery was 10.3cm (men), 10.8cm (women) and thickness 3.0mm in both sexes. The findings are inconclusive throwing no light on the aetiolocy of sigmoid volvulus.
D003106:Colon / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D015024:Zambia