| dc.contributor.author | Saidi, H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Anangwe, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ogeng'o, Julius A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Awori, K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-25T13:11:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | The Annals of African Surgery; Vol. 56 1, November 2007 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/11204 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The sigmoid colon in Africans
is commonly affected by volvulus formation.
Anatomical characteristics of this part of the
colon could provide some of the contributory
explanations for male gender predisposition The greater colon length and
smaller mesocolic root lengths in males may be
the anatomical basis for the higher incidence of
sigmoid volvulus in males | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | Morphometry of the adult sigmoid colon and relation to volvulus | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.embargo.terms | 6 months | en |
| local.embargo.lift | 2013-08-24T13:11:30Z | |
| local.publisher | Department of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi | en |
