TY - JOUR
T1 - The mesentery
T2 - structure, function, and role in disease
AU - Coffey, J. Calvin
AU - O'Leary, D. Peter
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Systematic study of the mesentery is now possible because of clarification of its structure. Although this area of science is in an early phase, important advances have already been made and opportunities uncovered. For example, distinctive anatomical and functional features have been revealed that justify designation of the mesentery as an organ. Accordingly, the mesentery should be subjected to the same investigatory focus that is applied to other organs and systems. In this Review, we summarise the findings of scientific investigations of the mesentery so far and explore its role in human disease. We aim to provide a platform from which to direct future scientific investigation of the human mesentery in health and disease.
AB - Systematic study of the mesentery is now possible because of clarification of its structure. Although this area of science is in an early phase, important advances have already been made and opportunities uncovered. For example, distinctive anatomical and functional features have been revealed that justify designation of the mesentery as an organ. Accordingly, the mesentery should be subjected to the same investigatory focus that is applied to other organs and systems. In this Review, we summarise the findings of scientific investigations of the mesentery so far and explore its role in human disease. We aim to provide a platform from which to direct future scientific investigation of the human mesentery in health and disease.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84996486989&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30026-7
DO - 10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30026-7
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28404096
AN - SCOPUS:84996486989
SN - 2468-1253
VL - 1
SP - 238
EP - 247
JO - The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IS - 3
ER -