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ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER
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Descriptor
English
:
Esophageal Sphincter, Lower
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Esfínter Esofágico Inferior
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Esfíncter Esofágico Inferior
Synonyms
English
:
Lower Esophageal Sphincter
Tree Number:
A02.633.570.210
A03.556.875.500.414.350
A03.556.875.875.330.350
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
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
See Related
English
:
Gastroesophageal Reflux
History Note
English
:
2005
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
38422
Unique Identifier:
D049630
Occurrence in VHL
:
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