"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.119.500.484
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| 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
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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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 1999 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2003 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2004 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2006 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2007 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2008 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2011 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2015 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastroesophageal Reflux" by people in Profiles.
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Practice patterns of transoral incisionless fundoplication: results of the TIF-US survey. Surg Endosc. 2026 03; 40(3):2322-2331.
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Distensibility index measured after Toupet fundoplication is associated with long-term dysphagia. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jul; 39(7):4455-4462.
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease, laryngopharyngeal reflux, and vocal cord dysfunction/inducible laryngeal obstruction-overlapping conditions that affect asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Dec; 154(6):1369-1377.
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Factors associated with liberation from home mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy decannulation in infants and children with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. J Perinatol. 2026 Feb; 46(2):175-181.
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The role of transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) following peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): A pilot, prospective, patient-driven study. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2024 07 01; 30(4):266-271.
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Gastrointestinal Symptoms Profile in Gastroparesis Compared to Other Functional and Organic Gastrointestinal Diseases. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 07 01; 77(1):e1-e7.
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Quantifying Factors Essential to the Integrity of the Esophagogastric Junction During Antireflux Procedures. Ann Surg. 2020 09 01; 272(3):488-494.
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Short-term outcome of routine use of EndoFLIP during hiatal hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2021 07; 35(7):3840-3849.
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Is it time to revisit surgery and endoscopic therapy for refractory GERD? Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 07; 92(1):88-90.
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Editorial: simultaneous prolonged monitoring of the acid pocket and oesophageal reflux. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 07; 52(2):397-398.