Hepatic Flexure

Preferred Label : Hepatic Flexure;

NCIt synonyms : Hepatic Flexure of the Colon;

NCIt related terms : Right Colic Flexure; hepatic flexure of colon; COLON, HEPATIC FLEXURE; Ascending Colon Hepatic Flexure; flexura coli heaptica;

NCIt definition : The bend of the colon at the juncture of its ascending and transverse portions.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: The bend at the junction of the ascending and transverse colon.; UBERON: Hepatic (or the right colic) flexure is the sharp bend between the ascending and the transverse colon. The right colic flexure is adjacent to the liver, and is therefore also known as the hepatic flexure. Thus, the left colic flexure is also known as the splenic flexure (as it is close to the spleen). The hepatic flexure lies in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen in humans.;

Details

Origin ID

C12266;

UMLS CUI

C0227385;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Colon [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ascending colon [FMA entity]
- Benign neoplasm of transverse colon [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Entire right colic flexure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Hepatic flexure of colon [ICHI extension code]
- Malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Transverse colon [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- colon, ascending [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Hepatic flexure of colon [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Hepatic flexure of colon [ICD-O code]
- Right colic flexure [FMA entity]
- Structure of right colic flexure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- hepatic flexure of colon [UBERON concept]
- hepatic flexure of colon [Radlex concept]
- right colic flexure [MeSH concept]
- right colic flexure [SNOMED Notion]
False automatic mappings
- Hepatic flexure [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Hepatic flexure of colon [ICD-O code]
- Hepatic flexure of colon [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Right colic flexure [FMA entity]
- Structure of right colic flexure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- hepatic flexure of colon [Radlex concept]
- hepatic flexure of colon [UBERON concept]
- right colic flexure [MeSH concept]
- right colic flexure [SNOMED Notion]
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- Right Hypochondriac Region [NCIt concept]
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- CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.1 Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.1 Topography PT Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.1 Topography Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.2 Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.2 Topography PT Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.2 Topography Terminology [NCIt concept]
- UBERON Terminology [NCIt concept]

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