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Toldt's fascia

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Toldt’s fascia, is a discrete layer of connective tissue containing lymphatic channels.[1] It is found between the two mesothelial layers that separate the mesocolon from the underlying retroperitoneum. It was first described by Toldt, as a fascial plane which was formed by the fusion of the visceral peritoneum with the parietal peritoneum. This was later called Toldt’s fascia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Culligan K, Walsh S, Dunne C, et al. (January 2014). "The Mesocolon: A Histological and Electron Microscopic Characterization of the Mesenteric Attachment of the Colon Prior to and After Surgical Mobilization". Annals of Surgery. 260: 1048–56. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000000323. PMID 24441808.
  2. ^ Toldt C (1919). "Splanchology – general considerations". In Toldt C & Della Rossa A (ed.). An atlas of human anatomy for students and physicians. Vol. 4. New York: Rebman Company. p. 408.