With CT scans picking up more cases of sclerosing mesenteritis, be prepared to diagnose this poorly understood autoimmune ...

A baby seal found stranded on a street near Connecticut’s Yale University last month has died from severe digestive issues, a local aquarium announced Monday. AP The underweight gray seal pup ...

Using the advances made in our understanding of the mesentery however, the new surgical approach removes the mesentery, which adjoins the diseased intestine. “Prior to this technique, the convention ...

Causes Other conditions you have seem to trigger MVT in more than 80% of cases. These might include: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Infection in ...

The mesentery measured 15 cm. in length. After the volvulus had been reduced the bowel didFive days later a clamp was applied to crush the spur, and 43 days after the original operation, the ...

Surgically targeting the mesentery in ileocolic Crohn's disease in the hope of reducing the risk of postoperative recurrence is a reinvigorated topic in inflammatory bowel disease surgery. In The ...

However, there were no significant differences in OS, CSS, and OP-DFS between the two groups. 91% of local regrowths occurred within the intestinal lumen, 7.2% (4/56) occurred simultaneously in the ...

In a biopsy, a tissue sample is removed from your mesentery for lab analysis. Doctors use the test results to determine the extent of mesenteric damage and to recommend a treatment plan.

The mesentery of people with Crohn’s disease often has a greater amount and thickness of fat tissue. Fat cells in the mesentery can produce proteins associated with inflammation, including CRP.

The mesentery is an organ that attaches all the digestive organs in the abdomen. It connects much of the intestines to the back abdominal wall, holding them in place when a person stands upright.

Mesenteric lymphoma is a cancer that develops in lymph nodes inside of your mesentery. The mesentery is a folded membrane that’s attached to your intestines and abdominal wall to keep them in place.

In 1508, Leonard Da Vinci first characterized the mesentery, what appeared to be small membranes that helped the small intestine stick to the abdomen—think separate pieces of duct tape holding ...