Relationship Between Mesentery and Crohn's Disease / 胃肠病学

Mesentery is the connective tissue membrane that fixes the intestinal tract in retroperitoneum,and plays an important role in maintaining the physiological function of intestine.Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and non-specific inflammatory disease of digestive tract.Its etiology and pathogenic mechanism are still not entirely clarified.Characteristic pathological changes of mesentery such as creeping fat could be observed in Crohn's disease (CD) and might affect the disease progression.In this article,the relationship between mesentery and CD was reviewed.