mesosigmoid

[mez″o-sig´moid]

the peritoneal fold by which the sigmoid flexure is attached to the abdominal wall.

mes·o·sig·moid

(mez'ō-sig'moyd),

Sigmoid mesocolon. See: mesocolon.

mes·o·sig·moid

(mez'ō-sig'moyd)

Sigmoid mesocolon.
See: mesocolon

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Contributing factors include a long ileal mesentery, a long and narrow-based mesosigmoid, a heavy meal or high fluid intake after a long period of fasting, and a floating caecum.

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These patients usually have short segment Hirschsprung's disease and if the mesosigmoid is freely mobile, the dilated ganglionic sigmoid colon twist forming a sigmoid volvulus.

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* The mesosigmoid is divided with an ultrasonic device.

Current diagnosis and treatment

While the anterior CRM is located only in the most distal part of the specimen, the posterior CRM has a triangular shape and extends to the mesosigmoid. A positive CRM is defined as continuous or discontinuous tumor extension or the presence of a positive lymph node within 1 mm of the radial, nonperitonealized soft tissue edge.

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