sigmoid
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Ozaki died "due to stage 4 sigmoid colon cancer" on Tuesday, his son, Tomoharu, said Wednesday in a statement obtained by AFP.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
In July 2021, surgeons removed half of his colon due to a narrowing of the sigmoid portion of his large intestine.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2022
In surgeries like the one Francis most likely underwent, doctors excise a part of the colon called the sigmoid colon where diverticulitis is most common.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2021
Francis had developed a diverticular stenosis, or narrowing, of the sigmoid portion of the large intestine.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2021
These two processes are separated by the sigmoid notch.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
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