sigmoid

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Ozaki died "due to stage 4 sigmoid colon cancer" on Tuesday, his son, Tomoharu, said Wednesday in a statement obtained by AFP.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

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

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2022

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.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

Francis had developed a diverticular stenosis, or narrowing, of the sigmoid portion of the large intestine.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2021

The sigmoid sinus is then exposed, and after any granulation tissue or pus that may be in the groove has been cleared away, the sinus is opened and the thrombus removed.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander