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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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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Development and initial validation of a video-based peroral endoscopic myotomy assessment tool. Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Feb; 99(2):177-185.
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Lower esophageal sphincter muscle of patients with achalasia exhibits profound mast cell degranulation. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2021 05; 33(5):e14055.
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Gastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy versus gastric electrical stimulation in the treatment of refractory gastroparesis: a propensity score-matched analysis of long term outcomes. Endoscopy. 2020 05; 52(5):349-358.
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ASGE guideline on the management of achalasia. Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 02; 91(2):213-227.e6.
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Robotic and per-oral endoscopic myotomy have fewer technical complications compared to laparoscopic Heller myotomy. Surg Endosc. 2020 07; 34(7):3191-3196.
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Clinical features and long-term outcomes of lower esophageal sphincter-dependent and lower esophageal sphincter-independent jackhammer esophagus. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 02; 31(2):e13507.
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A novel strategy to initiate a peroral endoscopic myotomy program. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Oct 01; 52(4):686-691.
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Gastroesophageal reflux after peroral endoscopic myotomy: a multicenter case-control study. Endoscopy. 2017 Jul; 49(7):634-642.
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Poetry in motion: examining the role of peroral endoscopic myotomy in children. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Jan; 81(1):101-3.