mesentery

• Nom désignant un double feuillet du péritoine qui fixe l'intestin grêle à la paroi abdominale postérieure, assurant son soutien et contenant des vaisseaux sanguins, des nerfs et des vaisseaux lymphatiques.

A noun referring to a double layer of peritoneum that attaches the small intestines to the back wall of the abdominal cavity, providing support and containing blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.

1. Anatomical structureC1formalmedical

   A double fold of peritoneum that connects the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall, providing support and harboring blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.

   Mésentère

   • The mesentery suspends the small intestine and keeps it from collapsing.
   • During the surgery, the doctor carefully dissected the mesentery.
   • Inflammation of the mesentery can cause severe abdominal pain.
   • Recent studies reclassify the mesentery as a distinct organ.