sigmoid

In July 2021, surgeons removed half of his colon due to a narrowing of the sigmoid portion of his large intestine.

In July of 2021, Francis had half of his colon removed after a narrowing of the sigmoid portion of the large intestine, the Associated Press reported at the time.

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.

His full cause of death has been recorded by the coroner as "1a liver failure" and "1b metastatic sigmoid adenocarcinoma and systemic listeria infection".

It’s a nice idea, but it’s still on the lower end of the sigmoid curve.