| 1. | These studies showed that the mesocolon is continuous from the ileocaecal to the rectosigmoid level.
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| 2. | Focal adhesions frequently tether the greater omentum to the cephalad aspect of the transverse mesocolon.
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| 3. | Dissection through this allows access to the cephalad ( top ) surface of the transverse mesocolon.
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| 4. | It is found between the two mesothelial layers that separate the mesocolon from the underlying retroperitoneum.
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| 5. | The parts of the mesocolon take their names from the part of the colon to which they attach.
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| 6. | The mesocolon regions were traditionally taught to be separate sections with separate insertions into the posterior abdominal wall.
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| 7. | The "'mesoappendix "'is the portion of the mesocolon connecting the ileum to the appendix.
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| 8. | Similarly, focal adhesions occur between the undersurface of the greater omentum and the cephalad aspect of the transverse mesocolon.
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| 9. | Descriptions of the mesocolon by Toldt, Congdon, and Dodds have largely been ignored in mainstream literature until recently.
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| 10. | In 2012, the first detailed observational and histological studies of the mesocolon were undertaken and this revealed several new findings.
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