Meso-anatomical analyses of visceral fasciae and ligaments: aiming at application to the endoscopic surgery and the imaging diagnosis

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K08129
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: General anatomy (including histology/embryology)
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: AKITA Keiichi 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (80231819)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 奥田 逸子 国際医療福祉大学, 医学部, 准教授 (40594213)
• Research Collaborator: NIMURA Akimoto ; YAMAGUCHI Kumiko ; HARADA Masayo ; NASU Hisayo
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 解剖学 / 外科 / 放射線科学 / 筋膜 / 靭帯

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We attempted to provide answers that are easy to apply clinically in detail corresponding to the era of endoscopic surgical operations. 1) In the surroundings of the esophagus, the range that could be resected and the sufficient lymphatic dissection were examined. 2) Spatial arrangement of branches of the pancreatic plexus was analyzed. 3) Imaging diagnostic analysis of kidney movement, ureteral morphological change and renal fascia were examined. 4) The distribution of the smooth muscle anterior to the anal canal was analyzed.
Thus, in combination with anatomical, histologic and imaging diagnostic analyses, the authors have contributed to study about the research area of the meso-anatomy, which could be difined as an intermediate research area between macroscopic and microscopic anatomy. Through collaborative works with clinical departments, we were able to return research results to the developments of the operation procedures and imaging diagnoses.

Free Research Field

医歯薬学