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==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
===Anatomy===
===Anatomy===
Impactions of the large colon occur where the luminal diameter narrows, especially the pelvic flexure and the right dorsal colon (RDC) (83 in Bliks)
Impactions of the large colon occur where the luminal diameter narrows, especially the pelvic flexure and the right dorsal colon (RDC) (83 in Bliks). Food impactions occur most often at the pelvic flexure, the site of the myoelectrical pacemaker. Sand impactions occur at various sites in the large intestine.
===Risk Factors===
===Risk Factors===