Path
It begins at the superior aperture of the lesser pelvis, where it is continuous with the iliac colon, and passes transversely across the front of the sacrum to the left side of the pelvis. (The name sigmoid aptly means S-shaped.)
It then curves on itself and turns toward the right to reach the middle line at the level of the third piece of the sacrum, where it bends downward and ends in the rectum.
Read more about this topic: Sigmoid Colon
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