Had a colonoscopy this week, and my doctor said that a 12mm colon polyp is considered medium size.
11.81 inches
3 mm is considered diminutive, ie small. Something that is 1 cm (ie 10 mm) or more is large.
The average colon is about 1.5 m long. Lengths of the various parts are: * Anal canal: 5 cm * Rectum: 12 cm * Sigmoid colon: 40 cm * Descending colon: 15 cm * Transverse colon: 45 cm * Ascending colon: 25 cm The splenic flexure is thus at around 72 cm from the anal verge, and the hepatic flexure at around 117 cm.
Sigmoid colon
Subdivisions of large intestineCaecum (5-8 cm lying between the small intestine and ascending portion of colon)Appendix (blind ending finger like projection at the end of caecum)Ascending portion of colon (which goes up the right side of body to the level of liver)Transverse portion of colon (lying horizontally below the liver and stomach)Descending portion of colon (passes down to the left side of body)Sigmoid part of colon (slightly bent and enters the rectum)Rectum (21-23 cm long opens into anal canal)Anal canal (2.5 cm long)
The Sigmoid Colon It forms a loop that averages about 40 cm. in length,
I'm assuming that you mean large intestine. If so, then it has an average length of about 1.5 meters (5 ft) and a width of 7.5 cm (3 in.). The colon is the largest portion, and the average colon weighs approximately four pounds.
the colon maximum lenght is 1194 cm Joymaker RN
ICD 9 CM Code V 76.51 - Malignant neoplasm (of) colon.
LARGE
The sigmoid colon (pelvic colon) is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus. It forms a loop that averages about 40 cm in length, and normally lies within the pelvis, but on account of its freedom of movement it is liable to be displaced into the abdominal cavity.
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