Table 3.
Published studies of colonic length
| Study | Technique | n | Sex | Large bowel length |
| Ahrens6 | Swallowed polyvinyl tube | 6 4 10 |
Male Female Total |
107.8cm 109.8cm 109.0cm |
| Sadahiro7 | Barium enema | 434 486 920 |
Male Female Total |
125.9cm 132.8cm 129.5cm |
| Saunders8 | Laparotomy | 66 52 118 |
Male Female Total |
113.5cm 114.9cm 114.1cm |
| Eickoff9 | Computed tomography colonography | 60 40 100 |
Male Female Total |
– – 167.0cm |
| Treves10 | Cadavers | 100 | Male Female Total |
142.2cm 137.2cm – |
| Underhill11 | Cadavers | 65 35 100 |
Male Female Total |
180.3cm 157.5cm 169.0cm |
| Hounnou12 | Cadavers | 100 100 200 |
Male Female Total |
166.0cm 155.0cm 160.5cm |
| Present study | Cadavers (fixed) | 18 17 35 |
Male Female Total |
133.8cm 128.9cm 131.2cm |