"Esophagus" 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 muscular membranous segment between the PHARYNX and the STOMACH in the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
| Descriptor ID |
D004947
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.875.500
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Esophagus" by people in this website by year, and whether "Esophagus" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1998 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophagus" by people in Profiles.
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In Vitro Fertilization and VACTERL Birth Defects. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 08 03; 9(8):e2629355.
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Ineffective esophageal motility: Characterization and outcomes across pediatric neurogastroenterology and motility centers in the United States. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 09; 79(3):541-549.
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Are Gastric and Esophageal Metaplasia Relatives? The Case for Barrett's Stemming from SPEM. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 08; 63(8):2028-2041.
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Short term evaluation of respiratory effort by premature infants supported with bubble nasal continuous airway pressure using Seattle-PAP and a standard bubble device. PLoS One. 2018; 13(3):e0193807.
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A Summary of the 2016 James W. Freston Conference of the American Gastroenterological Association: Intestinal Metaplasia in the Esophagus and Stomach: Origins, Differences, Similarities and Significance. Gastroenterology. 2017 Jul; 153(1):e6-e13.
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Clinical implementation of intensity modulated proton therapy for thoracic malignancies. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Nov 15; 90(4):809-18.
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Pharyngoesophageal reconstruction outcomes following 349 cases. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2014 Nov; 30(9):641-54.
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Motion of the esophagus due to cardiac motion. PLoS One. 2014; 9(2):e89126.
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ALDH-1 expression levels predict response or resistance to preoperative chemoradiation in resectable esophageal cancer patients. Mol Oncol. 2014 Feb; 8(1):142-9.
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Genome-wide methylation analysis shows similar patterns in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Carcinogenesis. 2013 Dec; 34(12):2750-6.