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sigmoidectomy

sigmoidectomy /sig′moidek″təmē/ [Gk, sigma + eidos + ektomē, excision] , excision of the sigmoid flexure of the colon, most commonly performed to remove a malignant tumor. A large percentage of cancers of the lower bowel occur in the sigmoid colon.

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