title: The finger fracture technique in the fat laden mesentery.
abstract: A technique for easy and bloodless dissection of fat laden intestinal mesentery, both small and large, has been described. This technique can also facilitate Roux-en-Y reconstruction in the obese patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schein
mesh_terms: D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D006801:Humans; D008643:Mesentery / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D009765:Obesity