Persistent descending mesocolon (PDM) is a rare developmental anomaly resulting from insufficient fusion of the descending mesocolon with a posterior parietal peritoneum. A case of an internal hernia in the left paracolic gutter with PDM is presented.
Takano OHTA +4 more
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Laparoscopic Surgery and Robot-Assisted Surgery for Colorectal Cancer With Persistent Descending Mesocolon [PDF]
Abstract Background: Persistent descending mesocolon (PDM) is a case of colonic replacement and adhesion as a result of abnormal fixation of the gastrointestinal tract. In laparoscopic surgery, it is performed when the patient is in an unconscious state.
Yutaka Kojima +5 more
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Does hindgut not rotate? Descending colon transposition and persistent ascending mesocolon: clinical implication and embryological postulation : a case report. [PDF]
The positional anomaly of the intestine is rare in adult patients, which poses challenges to clinical practice and surgery. We report a female patient diagnosed with low rectal cancer, who was found to have a right-sided retroperitoneal descending colon,
Hou R, Qiu X, Gao X, Zhang X.
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Persistent Descending Mesocolon as a Risk Factor of Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: A Single Institution Experience [PDF]
The objectives of this study are to clarify the significance of persistent descending mesocolon (PDM), a kind of intestinal malrotation, in laparoscopic colorectal surgery and present potentially useful preoperative diagnostic methods for PDM. Although several risk factors for laparoscopic colorectal surgery have been convincingly reported, the impact ...
Hidekazu Takahashi +6 more
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Persistent descending mesocolon
Ali Alsmair, Mostafa Elfeky, Henry Knipe
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Descending colon is a retroperitoneal part of colon extending from left colic flexure to the brim of pelvis. Rarely does it have a mesocolon. Descending colon is most commonly affected by ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and colon cancer.
Satheesha Nayak B +3 more
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Nonoperative management of colon and mesocolon injuries caused by blunt trauma: three case reports. [PDF]
The therapeutic approach for colon injury has changed continuously with the evolution of management strategies for trauma patients. In general, immediate laparotomy can be considered in hemodynamically unstable patients with positive findings on extended
Lee N +5 more
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A Case of Persistent Descending Mesocolon with Marginal Artery Deficiency
Tadakazu Ao +5 more
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Colonic varices as a result of persistent mesocolon of the ascending and descending colon [PDF]
M, Kanai +8 more
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Completely Right-Sided Sigmoid and Descending Colon in a Rectal Cancer Patient. [PDF]
United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 13, Issue 5, Page 834-835, June 2025.
Hou R, Lin G.
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