Anatom3DJuxta-intestinal mesenteric nodes
Nodi juxtaintestinales · Přistřevní mezenterické uzliny
Lymphatic & immune
Looks like
Small nodes in the mesentery right next to the wall of the small bowel.
What it does
The first filter for lymph and absorbed fat leaving the small bowel.
Keeping it well
Enlarged in inflammatory bowel disease, infections and lymphoma.