Fig. 4: Mid region of the mesentery.
Photographs demonstrating the anterior aspect of the central zone (encircled) of the mid-region in (a) a digital and (b) ex vivo mesentery. In (c) a schematic has been superimposed on (b) explaining the underlying anatomy. colour code: pancreas (yellow), right mesocolon (orange), hepatic flexure (green), splenic flexure (red). Photographs demonstrating the anterior aspect of the peripheral zone (blue boundary) in (d) a digital model and (e) the ex vivo mesentery. In (f) a schematic has been superimposed on (e) explaining the underlying anatomy. colour code: original left side of the peripheral zone (red), original right side of the peripheral zone (orange).
