Left colic flexure
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Left colic flexure (or splenic flexure) is the bend in the large intestine in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen as the transverse colon continues as the descending colon. The phrenicocolic ligament attaches the splenic flexure to the left hemidiaphragm. It lies more cranial than the right colic flexure.
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-<p><strong>Left colic flexure</strong> (or <strong>splenic flexure</strong>) is the bend in the <a href="/articles/large-intestine-1">large intestine</a> in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen as the <a href="/articles/transverse-colon">transverse colon</a> continues as the <a href="/articles/descending-colon">descending colon</a>. The <a href="/articles/phrenicocolic-ligament">phrenicocolic ligament</a> attaches the splenic flexure to the left <a href="/articles/hemidiaphragm">hemidiaphragm</a>. It lies more cranial than the <a href="/articles/right-colic-flexure">right colic flexure</a>. </p><h5>Relations</h5><ul>-<li>superiorly: <a href="/articles/spleen-1">spleen</a>-</li>-<li>posteriorly: left <a href="/articles/kidney">kidney</a>-</li>- +<p><strong>Left colic flexure</strong> (or <strong>splenic flexure</strong>) is the bend in the <a href="/articles/large-intestine-1">large intestine</a> in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen as the <a href="/articles/transverse-colon">transverse colon</a> continues as the <a href="/articles/descending-colon">descending colon</a>. The <a href="/articles/phrenicocolic-ligament">phrenicocolic ligament</a> attaches the splenic flexure to the left <a href="/articles/hemidiaphragm">hemidiaphragm</a>. It lies more cranial than the <a href="/articles/right-colic-flexure">right colic flexure</a>. </p><h5>Relations</h5><ul>
- +<li>superiorly: <a href="/articles/spleen-1">spleen</a>
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- +<li>posteriorly: left <a href="/articles/kidney">kidney</a>
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- 1. Paul Butler, Adam Mitchell, Jeremiah C. Healy et al. Applied Radiological Anatomy. (2012) ISBN: 9780521766661 - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9780521766661">Google Books</a>
- 1. Butler P, Mitchell A, Healy JC. Applied Radiological Anatomy. (2012) ISBN:0521766664. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0521766664">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521766664?ie=UTF8&tag=radiopaediaor-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0521766664">Find it at Amazon</a><div class="ref_v2"></div>
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