Digestive System

F Ohara, Francisco Rodrigues, Helizabet Salomão Ayroza, Paulo Ayroza Ribeiro
In: Atlas of Laparoscopic Gynecological Anatomy · 2024 · pp. 195–219 · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-63520-5_8 · W4403979714
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This chapter discusses gastrointestinal organs relevant to gynecologists, focusing on the large intestine's structure and function in water absorption, waste processing, and defecation.

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This chapter provides an overview of gastrointestinal anatomy of interest to gynecologists, describing the large intestine’s role in absorbing water from undigested waste and its subdivision into the cecum, appendix, and colon segments (ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid), followed by the rectum and anal canal. It is not presented as an original study but as educational anatomical background for gynecologic surgical contexts. The main limitation is that the excerpt offers a high-level digestive anatomy description without presenting data, patient cohorts, or experimentally tested outcomes. Relevance to endometriosis: the chapter appears in a gynecologic anatomy atlas that includes bibliographic references about surgical management of colorectal deep endometriosis and bowel resection for deep endometriosis, though the provided text itself mainly discusses general gastrointestinal anatomy rather than disease findings.

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In this chapter, the gastrointestinal organs of special interest to gynecologists will be discussed. The large intestine is responsible for the absorption of water from undigested waste, transforming it into semisolid feces, which are stored and accumulated until defecation occurs.It is composed of the cecum, appendix, colon (ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid), rectum, and anal canal. Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Similar content being viewed by others

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