mesentery

• Substantivo que designa a prega dupla de peritônio que fixa o intestino delgado à parede posterior da cavidade abdominal, sustentando-o e contendo vasos sanguíneos, nervos e vasos linfáticos.

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.

   Mesentério

   • 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.