"Colon, Descending" 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.
The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between TRANSVERSE COLON and the SIGMOID COLON.
| Descriptor ID |
D044683
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.526.356.500 A03.556.249.249.356.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colon, Descending" by people in Profiles.
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Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct. Gut. 2021 07; 70(7):1325-1334.
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Prevalence and distribution of colonic diverticula assessed with CT colonography (CTC). Eur Radiol. 2016 Mar; 26(3):639-45.
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Polyps with advanced neoplasia are smaller in the right than in the left colon: implications for colorectal cancer screening. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Dec; 10(12):1395-1401.e2.