title: Position of a sigmoid colon in right iliac fossa in children: A retrospective study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to identify the position of sigmoid colon in children and discuss its clinical significance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-one contrast enema studies were retrospectively evaluated and the position of sigmoid colon categorized as below: Left lower quadrant, right lower quadrant, midline, and indeterminate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The position of sigmoid colon in the right lower quadrant, left lower quadrant, midline, and indeterminate was 32 (35.16%), 33 (36.26%), 12 (13.19%), and 14 (15.38%), respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in mean age (P = 0.87) or gender prevalence (P = 0.49) for different positions of the sigmoid colon.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The sigmoid colon occupies the right lower quadrant in a large number of children. Awareness of this finding is of crucial importance in correct interpretation of abdominal radiographs in the emergency room.
authors: Department of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Akshay Kumar
authors: AK
authors: Saxena
authors: Kushaljit Singh
authors: KS
authors: Sodhi
authors: Sreeharsha
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authors: Tirumani
authors: Hina Arif
authors: HA
authors: Mumtaz
authors: Katragadda Lakshmi
authors: KL
authors: Narasimha Rao
authors: Niranjan
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