Esophageal Sphincter, Lower
"Esophageal Sphincter, Lower" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The physiologic or functional barrier to GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX at the esophagogastric junction. Sphincteric muscles remain tonically contracted during the resting state and form the high-pressure zone separating the lumen of the ESOPHAGUS from that of the STOMACH. (Haubrich et al, Bockus Gastroenterology, 5th ed., pp399, 415)
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D049630
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MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.570.210 A03.556.875.500.414.350 A03.556.875.875.330.350
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2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Sphincter, Lower" by people in Profiles.
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Gomez J, Felder L, Chalikonda D, Schlachterman A, Berghella V. Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy in pregnancy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2023 Dec; 36(2):2229474.
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Ichkhanian Y, Brewer Gutierrez O, Roman S, Yoo IK, Canakis A, Pawa R, Koch K, Su B, Ujiki M, Alsheik E, Zuchelli T, Piraka C, Ghandour B, Zhang L, Sloan JA, Khashab MA. Role of functional luminal imaging probe in the management of postmyotomy clinical failure. Gastrointest Endosc. 2022 07; 96(1):9-17.e3.
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Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Acharya A, Jowhar D, Farooq U, Aziz M, Kouanda A, Dai SC, Howden CW, Munroe CA. Systematic review with meta-analysis: one-year outcomes of gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy for refractory gastroparesis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 01; 55(2):168-177.
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Ranjbar PA, Alnouri G, Vance D, Park J, Suresh A, Acharya P, Sataloff RT. The Prevalence of Esophageal Disorders Among Voice Patients With Laryngopharyngeal Reflux-A Retrospective Study. J Voice. 2022 May; 36(3):410-412.
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Fisichella PM, Raz D, Palazzo F, Niponmick I, Patti MG. Clinical, radiological, and manometric profile in 145 patients with untreated achalasia. World J Surg. 2008 Sep; 32(9):1974-9.