"Esophagogastric Junction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The area covering the terminal portion of ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of STOMACH at the cardiac orifice.
| Descriptor ID |
D004943
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.875.500.414 A03.556.875.875.330
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| Concept/Terms |
Esophagogastric Junction- Esophagogastric Junction
- Junction, Esophagogastric
- Gastroesophageal Junction
- Gastroesophageal Junctions
- Junction, Gastroesophageal
- Junctions, Gastroesophageal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophagogastric Junction" by people in Profiles.
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Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 (AKR1C3) is expressed in adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma but not small cell carcinoma. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2012; 5(4):278-89.
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Effects of capsaicin-containing red pepper sauce suspension on esophageal secondary peristalsis in humans. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2010 Nov; 22(11):1177-82, e312-3.
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Esophageal function during sleep: another danger in the night. Sleep Med. 2007 Mar; 8(2):105-6.
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Lower esophageal sphincter pressure, esophageal body motor functioning, and esophageal acid sensitivity. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1989 Nov; 24(9):1129-34.
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Hypertensive peristalsis in the pathogenesis of chest pain: further exploration of the "nutcracker" esophagus. Am J Gastroenterol. 1982 Sep; 77(9):604-7.