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The bend in the colon between the transverse and descending parts. The other flexure (between ascending and transverse) is the hepatic flexure.
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Which organ has curves called hepatic flexure and splenic flexure?
Lage Intestine
What part of large intestine is between the hepatic flexure and the splenic flexure?
The Transverse colon is between both flexures
What is 12 cm proximal to the splenic flexure?
It would be near the descending colon in the left upper quadrant of humans.
What does the common celiac trunk branch into?
Gastric Artery - esophageal branch and hepatic Common Hepatic Artery - Proper hepatic artery, Right Gastric artery and Gastroduodenal artery Splenic Artery - Dorsal pancreatic, short gastric and Left Gastro-omental
What is the purpose of a splenoportography?
It is used to diagnose blockages in the splenic vein and portal-vein thrombosis and to assess the patency and location of the vascular system prior to liver transplantation.
What is cpt for colostomy reversal?
This depends on the type and reason for the colostomy. Most colostomies can be reversed.
What is the ICD-10 code for colostomy reversal?
44227 laparoscopic, open is 44626. Do not forget to code mobilization of splenic flexture 44139....it is done 90% of the time for this surgery!
What does splenic mean?
Splenic means related to the spleen.
What is splenic embolization?
Splenic embolization. involves plugging or blocking the splenic artery to shrink the size of the spleen. The substances that are injected during this procedure include polyvinyl alcohol foam, polystyrene, and silicone.
Where is the splenic confluence?
Also called the portal splenic confluence. This is the area where the splenic vein meets the superior mesenteric vein. Together, posterior to the neck of the pancreas, these veins form the portal vein.
Where does the splenic flexure lie?
The splenic flexure lies in the upper left quadrant between the transverse and descending colon.
What does the splenic vein drain?
blood
What is splenic trauma?
Splenic trauma is physical injury to the spleen, the lymphatic organ located in the upper left side of the abdomen just under the rib cage.
Can splenic vein thrombosis cause variceal bleeding?
yes
What is a spleen fixture?
I think you must be asking about Splenic Flexure. The splenic (or left colic) flexure is a sharp bend between the transverse and the descending colon in the left upper quadrant of humans.
Which vessels drain into the hepatic portal vein?
inferior mesentaric and splenic
How does a bulls penis extend from copulation?
The base of a bull's penis (inside the bull) is a sigmoid flexture, which is curved in an S shape when retrated inside the bull, held by muscles that keep it that way. When the bull is sexually aroused and extends his penis to copulate a cow, the muscles relax and the sigmoid flexture straightens out allowing the penis to protude to copulate the cow he his mating with.
