mesocolon

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Noun 1. [画像:mesocolon - mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall]mesocolon - mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall
mesentery - a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
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mes·o·co·lon

n. mesocolon, mesenterio que fija el colon a la pared abdominal posterior.
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Analogous to the concept of TME in rectal cancer, complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation has been popularized for the treatment of colonic tumors in recent years, although a resultant reduction in radial margin involvement is yet to be demonstrated (19) and grading the quality of mesocolic excision is not generally performed.
Subsequently, in accordance with the cancer surgery principles (total mesocolic excision+proper surgical boundaries), right hemicolectomy, partial ileum resection, and ileotransversostomy were performed.
Francis Seow Cohen's first presentation covered Tips and Tricks in complete mesocolic excision.
(1) (The Hinchey classification is based on radiologic findings, with 0 for clinical diverticulitis only, la for confined pericolic inflammation or phlegmon, and lb for pericolic or mesocolic abscess.6) Exclusion criteria included suspicion of colonic cancer by CT or ultrasound (US), previous CT/US-proven diverticulitis, sepsis, pregnancy, or antibiotic use in the previous 4 weeks.
First, more surgeons started to advocate the technique of total mesocolic excision similar to the total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer surgery [2].
Unusual variant of left paraduodenal hernia herniated into the mesocolic fossa leading to jejunal strangulation.
Magro et al., "Morphometric analysis and lymph node yield in laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision performed by supervised trainees," British Journal of Surgery, vol.

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