Colon
System
Digestive
SNOMED CT
302508007
Colon
Definition
A portion of the large intestine before it becomes the rectum. In mammals, the colon is the most part of the large intestine, excluding the vermiform appendix, the rectum and the anal canal.
Also known as large bowel — per UBERON
The Colon is a part of the Digestive.
Also identified as
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Submucosal invasive colon adenocarcinoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Submucosal invasive colon adenocarcinoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Villous adenoma of colon | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Villous adenoma of colon | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
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Drugs Acting Here
| Drug | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bacitracin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cholestyramine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Colesevelam | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Colestipol | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Fidaxomicin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Metronidazole | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Vancomycin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
7 entries above are marked DERIVED: Atlas Médico inferred them by combining two sourced claims, and no source asserts these links directly. Treat them as a navigation aid, not as a clinical statement.
Procedures
| Procedure | Relation | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total Colectomy | Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Total Proctocolectomy | Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Colectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Colectomy with Diversion | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Colectomy with En Bloc Removal of Regional Lymph Nodes | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Hemicolectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ileocolectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Laparoscopic Colectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Left Colectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Partial Colectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Proctocolectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Right Colectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Sigmoidectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Total Colectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Total Proctocolectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Transanal Excision | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Transverse Colectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Biopsy of Colon | Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Hemicolectomy | Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| High Resolution Anoscopy with Biopsy | Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Partial Colectomy | Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Rectal Biopsy | Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Sigmoidoscopy with Biopsy | Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Biopsy of Colon | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Colonoscopic Polypectomy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Colonoscopy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Colonoscopy with Marking of Cancerous Polyp | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Colostomy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Diagnostic Colonoscopy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Flexible Fiberoptic Sigmoidoscopy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| High Resolution Anoscopy with Biopsy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Index Colonoscopy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Perineal Colostomy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Permanent Colostomy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Proctostomy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Rectal Biopsy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Screening Colonoscopy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Sigmoidoscopy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Sigmoidoscopy with Biopsy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Therapeutic Colonoscopy | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |