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... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Upper Gastrointestinal Tract > Stomach > Esophagogastric Junction > Esophageal Sphincter, Lower
... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Upper Gastrointestinal Tract > Esophagus > Esophagogastric Junction > Esophageal Sphincter, Lower
Musculoskeletal System > Muscles > Muscle, Smooth > Esophageal Sphincter, Lower
Tissues > Muscles > Muscle, Smooth > Esophageal Sphincter, Lower

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Esophageal Sphincter, Lower  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Gastroesophageal Sphincter
  • Gastroesophageal Sphincters
  • Lower Esophageal Sphincter
  • Sphincter, Gastroesophageal

Note

  • diseases: coordinate IM with ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES (IM) or specific esophageal disease (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS (IM) or ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS (IM) depending on text

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D049630

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