Splenic Flexure

Preferred Label : Splenic Flexure;

NCIt synonyms : Left Colic Flexure;

NCIt related terms : COLON, SPLENIC FLEXURE; flexura coli splenica; Splenic flexure of colon;

NCIt definition : The bend at the junction of the transverse and descending colon.;

Alternative definition : UBERON: The splenic (or left colic) flexure is a sharp bend between the transverse and the descending colon in the left upper quadrant of humans. The left colic flexure is near the spleen, and hence called the splenic flexure. There are two colic flexures in the transverse colon; the other being the hepatic flexure in the right upper quadrant.;

Details

Origin ID

C12267;

UMLS CUI

C0227387;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Colon [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Benign neoplasm of transverse colon [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Malignant neoplasm of splenic flexure [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Transverse colon [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Transverse colon [FMA entity]
- colon, transverse [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Entire left colic flexure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Left colic flexure [FMA entity]
- Splenic flexure of colon [ICD-O code]
- Splenic flexure of colon [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Splenic flexure of colon [ICHI extension code]
- Structure of left colic flexure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- left colic flexure [MeSH concept]
- left colic flexure [SNOMED Notion]
- splenic flexure of colon [UBERON concept]
- splenic flexure of colon [Radlex concept]
False automatic mappings
- Splenic flexure [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Location or Region [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Left colic flexure [FMA entity]
- Splenic flexure of colon [ICD-O code]
- Structure of left colic flexure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- left colic flexure [MeSH concept]
- left colic flexure [SNOMED Notion]
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- Left 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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