"Peristalsis" 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.
A movement, caused by sequential muscle contraction, that pushes the contents of the intestines or other tubular organs in one direction.
| Descriptor ID |
D010528
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G10.261.360.596
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peristalsis" by people in Profiles.
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Lamm R, Collins M, Bloom J, Joel M, Iosif L, Park D, Reny J, Schultz S, Phillips B, Schwenk E, Costanzo C. Novice User Learning Curve for Handheld Gastric Point of Care Ultrasound Evaluations to Detect Delayed Return of Postoperative Peristalsis. Am Surg. 2023 12; 89(12):6290-6292.
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Guglielmo FF, Mitchell DG, O'Kane PL, Deshmukh SP, Roth CG, Burach I, Burns A, Dulka S, Parker L. Identifying decreased peristalsis of abnormal small bowel segments in Crohn's disease using cine MR enterography: the frozen bowel sign. Abdom Imaging. 2015 Jun; 40(5):1150-6.
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Ghobrial PM, Neuberger I, Guglielmo FF, Mitchell DG, Parker L, O'Kane PL, Roth CG, Deshmukh SP, Borowski A. Cine MR enterography grading of small bowel peristalsis: evaluation of the antiperistaltic effectiveness of sublingual hyoscyamine sulfate. Acad Radiol. 2014 Jan; 21(1):86-91.
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Romer AI, Singh J, Rattan S, Krauss RS. Smooth muscle fascicular reorientation is required for esophageal morphogenesis and dependent on Cdo. J Cell Biol. 2013 Apr 15; 201(2):309-23.
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Yarze JC, Varga J, Stampfl D, Castell DO, Jimenez SA. Esophageal function in systemic sclerosis: a prospective evaluation of motility and acid reflux in 36 patients. Am J Gastroenterol. 1993 Jun; 88(6):870-6.
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Zinner MJ, Yeo CJ, Gronstad KO, Jaffe BM. Endoluminal substance P as a cause of mucosal hyperemia in the feline gut by a nonneural mechanism. Surgery. 1983 Aug; 94(2):166-71.
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Ahtaridis G, Snape WJ, Cohen S. Clinical and manometric findings in benign peptic strictures of the esophagus. Dig Dis Sci. 1979 Nov; 24(11):858-61.