Definition: Pathological processes in the SIGMOID COLON region of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).
inflamm dis: coord IM with COLITIS (NIM) but note PROCTOSIGMOIDITIS see PROCTOCOLITIS & RECTOSIGMOIDITIS see PROCTOCOLITIS; diverticula & diverticulosis: coord IM with DIVERTICULUM, COLON (IM); diverticulitis: coord IM with DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC (IM)
ExamplesProctocolitis; Sigmoid Neoplasms