The ascending colon (or right colon) is the beginning part of the colon. It is usually located on the right side of the body, extending from the cecum upward.

The ascending colon is the second part of the large intestine, continuing from the cecum. It is about 20–25 cm (7.8–9.8 in) long and is located behind the peritoneum.

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UPDATED WITH COMMENTS July 29, 2020 // All patients with microscopic colitis who had biopsies of both the ascending and descending colon had positive slide review for at least one of the two sites ...

In a mouse with a functioning stem cell niche, the large intestine consists of numerous villi and crypts. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

IT IS the purpose of this paper to present 7 cases of volvulus of the cecum and ascending colon and to discuss the preoperative diagnosis of this condition, with emphasis on roentgenologic findings ...

There were 208 patients enrolled from April 2018 to August 2021, with 25.0% having the tumor in the caecum, 54.8% in the ascending colon, and 20.2% in the transverse colon.

The treatment suppressed tumors in mouse models of colon cancer and melanoma, and it worked even better when combined with checkpoint inhibiting drugs, they reported in a new study.

Nie et al., “Blockade of TNFR2 signaling enhances the immunotherapeutic effect of CpG ODN in a mouse model of colon cancer,” Sci Signaling, 11:eaan0790, 2018.DEFENSIVE PARAMETERCancers are notorious ...

Acute closed-loop obstruction of the ascending colon in the presence of an undescended cecum presents a problem in surgical management when the obstructing neoplasm is at or near the hepatic flexure.