transverse colon

The transverse colon is usually less than 6 cm in diameter.

The transverse colon , the third part, goes across your body from right to left.

A loop colostomy can also be done in the transverse colon.

At 48 hours the diameter of the distal transverse colon was 2.0 cm.

This fold contains between its layers the vessels which supply the transverse colon.

The abdomen was distended and the outline of the transverse colon clearly visible.

"There's a large tumor in your transverse colon," the gastroenterologist said.

- The transverse colon runs across the abdomen.

We chose to place the manometric catheter into the transverse colon.

Shortly after admission abdominal distension and tenderness over the transverse colon was noted.

Ascending and proximal 2/3 of the Transverse colon.

The arches thus formed are placed about two fingers' breadth from the transverse colon, to which they distribute branches.

Excessive gas in the transverse colon caused by:

The transverse colon absorbs water and salts.

In this case, the feed goes direct from stomach to colon (usually transverse colon)

The middle colic vein drains the transverse colon.

Distal 1/3 of the Transverse colon.

Hepatic (or the right colic) flexure is the sharp bend between the ascending and the transverse colon.

The loop continues to the junction of the proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon with the distal third.

The transverse colon superiorly.

The transverse colon hangs off the stomach, attached to it by a wide band of tissue called the greater omentum.

This nerve goes on to innervate the small intestine, the ascending colon and the transverse colon.

The midgut ends 2/3 of the way across the transverse colon near the splenic flexure.

From the arches formed by these anastomoses branches are distributed to the descending colon and the left part of the transverse colon.

The ascending colon is the part of the colon located between the cecum and the transverse colon.