TY - JOUR
T1 - Anatomy of the mesentery
T2 - Current understanding and mechanisms of attachment
AU - Byrnes, Kevin Gerard
AU - Walsh, Dara
AU - Dockery, Peter
AU - McDermott, Kieran
AU - Coffey, John Calvin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - An understanding of the anatomy of the mesentery is necessary to undertake any appraisal of the literature on its development. The mesentery is the collection of tissues that maintain all abdominal digestive organs in position and connection with the rest of the body. Therefore, it is also necessary to detail the exact mechanisms that maintain the mesentery in position. We explore these mechanisms, including the supportive functions of structures such as Toldt's fascia, the peritoneal reflection, and vascular connections, in this article.
AB - An understanding of the anatomy of the mesentery is necessary to undertake any appraisal of the literature on its development. The mesentery is the collection of tissues that maintain all abdominal digestive organs in position and connection with the rest of the body. Therefore, it is also necessary to detail the exact mechanisms that maintain the mesentery in position. We explore these mechanisms, including the supportive functions of structures such as Toldt's fascia, the peritoneal reflection, and vascular connections, in this article.
KW - Anatomy
KW - Attachment
KW - Fascia
KW - Mesentery
KW - Peritoneum
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85054736114&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.10.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30316831
AN - SCOPUS:85054736114
SN - 1084-9521
VL - 92
SP - 12
EP - 17
JO - Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
JF - Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
ER -