Americans are most likely to develop diverticula in the sigmoid colon, or the lower section of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum. As a result, the sigmoid colon also happens to be the ...

Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...

A sigmoid septum occurs when part of the heart muscle expands and blocks a pathway blood uses to leave the heart’s left side. It often does not cause symptoms and has links to aging. The heart ...