Editing Mesentery (section)

=== Microanatomy ===
Determination of the macroscopic structure of the mesenteric organ allowed a recent characterisation of the histological and electron microscopic properties.<ref name="pmid24441808">{{cite journal|vauthors=Culligan K, Walsh S, Dunne C, etal|date=January 2014|title=The Mesocolon: A Histological and Electron Microscopic Characterization of the Mesenteric Attachment of the Colon Prior to and After Surgical Mobilization|url=https://ulir.ul.ie/bitstream/10344/4895/1/Dunne_2014_surgical.pdf|journal=[[Annals of Surgery]]|volume=260|issue=6|pages=1048–56|doi=10.1097/SLA.0000000000000323|pmid=24441808|hdl=10344/4895|s2cid=23266182 |hdl-access=free}}</ref> The microscopic structure of the mesocolon and associated fascia is consistent from ileocecal to mesorectal levels. A surface [[mesothelium]] and underlying connective tissue is universally apparent. [[Adipocytes]] lobules within the body of the mesocolon are separated by fibrous [[Septum|septa]] arising from submesothelial connective tissue. Where apposed to the retroperitoneum, two mesothelial layers separate the mesocolon and underlying retroperitoneum. Between these is [[Toldt's fascia]], a discrete layer of connective tissue. Lymphatic channels are evident in mesocolic connective tissue and in Toldt's fascia.<ref name=pmid24441808/>