prececocolic fascia


prececocolic fascia

[TA] a thin, inconstant portion of endoabdominal fascia, in the form of a vascular membrane or veillike adhesion, crossing anterior to the cecum and extending superiorly onto a portion of the ascending colon, sometimes as far as the right colic flexure; it may be involved or may cause the bowel to kink or become obstructed. Synonym(s): fascia prececocolica [TA], Jackson membrane, Jackson veil