Gastroesophageal Reflux

"Gastroesophageal Reflux" 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.

MeSH information

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Retrograde flow of gastric juice (GASTRIC ACID) and/or duodenal contents (BILE ACIDS; PANCREATIC JUICE) into the distal ESOPHAGUS, commonly due to incompetence of the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER.

Descriptor ID	D005764
MeSH Number(s)	C06.405.117.119.500.484
Concept/Terms	Gastroesophageal Reflux Gastroesophageal Reflux Gastric Acid Reflux Acid Reflux, Gastric Reflux, Gastric Acid Gastric Acid Reflux Disease Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Gastro Esophageal Reflux Reflux, Gastro-Esophageal Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GERD Reflux, Gastroesophageal Esophageal Reflux Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Gastro oesophageal Reflux Reflux, Gastro-oesophageal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Gastroesophageal Reflux".

Diseases [C]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Esophageal Diseases [C06.405.117]
Deglutition Disorders [C06.405.117.119]
Esophageal Motility Disorders [C06.405.117.119.500]
Gastroesophageal Reflux [C06.405.117.119.500.484]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Gastroesophageal Reflux".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Gastroesophageal Reflux".

Gastroesophageal Reflux
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Gastroesophageal Reflux" by people in this website by year, and whether "Gastroesophageal Reflux" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 102 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2006 and 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1997	4	2	6
1998	2	0	2
1999	1	1	2
2000	1	1	2
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	1	2
2004	0	1	1
2005	3	1	4
2006	6	3	9
2007	4	2	6
2008	6	1	7
2009	5	4	9
2010	4	3	7
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	2	4
2013	3	1	4
2014	3	1	4
2015	0	1	1
2016	3	2	5
2017	1	2	3
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	1	2
2020	4	0	4
2021	3	0	3
2022	2	0	2
2023	2	0	2
2024	2	1	3
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastroesophageal Reflux" by people in Profiles.

Wunker C, Kumar S, Hallowell P, Collings A, Loss L, Bansal V, Kushner B, Zoumpou T, Kindel TL, Overby DW, Chang J, Ayloo S, Sabour AF, Ghanem OM, Aleassa E, Reid A, Rodriguez N, Haskins IN, Hilton LR, Slater BJ, Palazzo F. Bariatric surgery and relevant comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. 2025 03; 39(3):1419-1448.

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Kumar SS, Wunker C, Collings A, Bansal V, Zoumpou T, Chang J, Rodriguez N, Sabour A, Hilton LR, Ghanem OM, Kushner BS, Loss LJ, Aleassa EM, Haskins IN, Ayloo S, Reid A, Overby DW, Hallowell P, Kindel TL, Slater BJ, Palazzo F. SAGES guidelines for the management of comorbidities relevant to metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2025 01; 39(1):1-10.

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Swei E, Kassir Z, Shrigiriwar AP, Schlacterman A, Chung CS, Mandarino FV, Kedia P, Messman H, Pawa R, Desai P, Saxena P, Assefa R, Arevalo-Mora M, Azzolini F, Arcidiacono PG, Nagl S, Abu-Hammour MN, Puga-Tejada M, Baquerizo-Burgos J, Egas-Izquierdo M, Cunto D, Alcivar-Vasquez J, Del Valle R, Sharaiha RZ, Irani S, Medranda CR, Khashab M. Short esophageal myotomy versus standard myotomy for treatment of sigmoid-type achalasia: results of an international multicenter study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2025 02; 101(2):377-384.e2.

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Sequeira Gomes R, Favara M, Abraham S, Palma JD, Aghai ZH. Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Symptomatic Young Infants Using Multichannel Intraluminal pH-Impedance Testing: A large Cohort Study from a Single Center. Am J Perinatol. 2025 03; 42(4):486-494.

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Bharani T, Tavakkoli A, Tsai T, Spector D, Tatarian T, Robinson M, Sheu EG. National trends in utilization and safety of gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and conversion surgery in patients with GERD. Surg Endosc. 2024 03; 38(3):1249-1256.

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Ahn K, Penn RB, Rattan S, Panettieri RA, Voight BF, An SS. Mendelian Randomization Analysis Reveals a Complex Genetic Interplay among Atopic Dermatitis, Asthma, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 01 15; 207(2):130-137.

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Zhang C, Hicks M, Ospina MB, Martha V, Alnouri G, Dennett L, Sataloff R, Hicks A. The impact of identifying laryngeal obstruction syndromes on reducing treatment of pediatric asthma: A systematic review. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 06; 57(6):1401-1415.

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Balouch B, Vaid A, Vontela S, Alnouri G, Sataloff RT. Anatomic and Manometric Abnormalities of the Upper and Lower Esophageal Sphincters in Patients With Reflux Disease. J Voice. 2024 May; 38(3):746-753.

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Estephan LE, Alnemri A, Stewart M, Best KA, Ananth A, Boon M, Tofani C, Huntley C. Reduced gastroesophageal reflux disease symptom severity following upper airway surgery for comorbid obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Otolaryngol. 2022 Mar-Apr; 43(2):103340.

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Slater BJ, Dirks RC, McKinley SK, Ansari MT, Kohn GP, Thosani N, Qumseya B, Billmeier S, Daly S, Crawford C, P Ehlers A, Hollands C, Palazzo F, Rodriguez N, Train A, Wassenaar E, Walsh D, Pryor AD, Stefanidis D. SAGES guidelines for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD). Surg Endosc. 2021 09; 35(9):4903-4917.

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