Anatomy

Mesocolon

The fold of peritoneum by which the COLON is attached to the posterior ABDOMINAL WALL.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The fold of peritoneum by which the COLON is attached to the posterior ABDOMINAL WALL.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Mesocolons
  • Mesosigmoid
  • Mesosigmoids

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coord IM with PERITONEAL DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

MESOSIGMOID was see under MESOCOLON 1963-78

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Tree Number

  1. A01.923w.047w.025w.600w.451w.535

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mesocolon. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008646. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008646
  2. Mesocolon. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1119809