The transverse colon is usually less than 6 cm in diameter.
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Appendix, transverse colon, sigmoid colon and rectum.
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The midgut ends two thirds of the way across the transverse colon near the splenic flexure.
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These can be accessed after dividing the peritoneal fold that links the greater omentum and transverse colon.
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These include abdominal pain, torsion of the bowel ( transverse colon volvulus ) or shortness of breath.
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Most of the right half of this surface is in contact with the transverse colon, with only areolar tissue intervening.
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Absence or laxity of the ligament suspending the transverse colon or of the falciform ligament are also thought to contribute to the condition.
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Interposed between the hepatic and splenic flexures, the greater omentum adheres to the transverse colon along a further band or fold of peritoneum.
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The transverse colon is encased in peritoneum, and is therefore mobile ( unlike the parts of the colon immediately before and after it ).
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The proximal 2 / 3 of the transverse colon, and the rest of the proximal gastrointestinal tract is supplied its parasympathetic fibers by the vagus nerve.
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