TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Lesions of the Omentum, Mesentery, and Retroperitoneum A1 - Russell, Tara A. A1 - Eilber, Fritz C. A2 - Zinner, Michael J. A2 - Ashley, Stanley W. A2 - Hines, O. Joe PY - 2019 T2 - Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 13e AB - The entire gastrointestinal tract is derived from a common dorsal mesentery. During development, as the mesentery fuses with the retroperitoneum, the remaining segments become the small bowel mesentery, transverse mesocolon, and sigmoid mesocolon. These mesenteries serve as the primary pathways to and from the bowel for arterial, venous, lymphatic, and neural structures. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160038925 ER -