Abstract
The flexures can be understood as comprising four continuous and contiguous structures. Two of these, the peritoneum and colon, are centered on a mesenteric confluence. In conceptualizing flexures in these terms, flexural detachment and resection are greatly simplified and thus reproduced.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mesenteric Principles of Gastrointestinal Surgery |
| Subtitle of host publication | Basic and Applied Science |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 293-299 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781498711234 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781498725323 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |