Esophagogastric Junction

"Esophagogastric Junction" 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.

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The area covering the terminal portion of ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of STOMACH at the cardiac orifice.

Descriptor ID	D004943
MeSH Number(s)	A03.556.875.500.414 A03.556.875.875.330
Concept/Terms	Esophagogastric Junction Esophagogastric Junction Junction, Esophagogastric Gastroesophageal Junction Gastroesophageal Junctions Junction, Gastroesophageal Junctions, Gastroesophageal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Esophagogastric Junction".

Anatomy [A]
Digestive System [A03]
Gastrointestinal Tract [A03.556]
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract [A03.556.875]
Esophagus [A03.556.875.500]
Esophagogastric Junction [A03.556.875.500.414]
Stomach [A03.556.875.875]
Esophagogastric Junction [A03.556.875.875.330]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Esophagogastric Junction".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Esophagogastric Junction".

Esophagogastric Junction
Esophageal Sphincter, Lower

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2015	2	0	2
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2023	0	2	2
2024	0	1	1

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Desai M, Ruan W, Thosani NC, Amaris M, Scott JS, Saeed A, Abu Dayyeh B, Canto MI, Abidi W, Alipour O, Amateau SK, Cosgrove N, Elhanafi SE, Forbes N, Kohli DR, Kwon RS, Fujii-Lau LL, Machicado JD, Marya NB, Ngamruengphong S, Pawa S, Sheth SG, Thiruvengadam NR, Qumseya BJ. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on the diagnosis and management of GERD: summary and recommendations. Gastrointest Endosc. 2025 Feb; 101(2):267-284.

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Mikulski MF, Morley TJ, Debbink KP, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR. Impedance planimetry during per-oral endoscopic myotomy is associated with decreased inadvertent capnoperitoneum. Surg Endosc. 2024 01; 38(1):280-290.

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Morley TJ, Mikulski MF, Zalewski A, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR. What role does the submucosa play in the pathophysiology and treatment of achalasia? An analysis of impedance planimetry during POEM. Surg Endosc. 2023 10; 37(10):7923-7932.

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Tseng J, Posner MC. For Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers, Does an "Esophageal" or "Gastric" Surgical Approach Offer Better Perioperative and Oncologic Outcomes? Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Feb; 27(2):511-517.

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Egyud MR, Tseng JF, Suzuki K. Multidisciplinary Therapy of Esophageal Cancer. Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Jun; 99(3):419-437.

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Fuchs CS, Niedzwiecki D, Mamon HJ, Tepper JE, Ye X, Swanson RS, Enzinger PC, Haller DG, Dragovich T, Alberts SR, Bjarnason GA, Willett CG, Gunderson LL, Goldberg RM, Venook AP, Ilson D, O'Reilly E, Ciombor K, Berg DJ, Meyerhardt J, Mayer RJ. Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy With Epirubicin, Cisplatin, and Fluorouracil Compared With Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy With Fluorouracil and Leucovorin After Curative Resection of Gastric Cancer: Results From CALGB 80101 (Alliance). J Clin Oncol. 2017 Nov 10; 35(32):3671-3677.

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Cleary JM, Mamon HJ, Szymonifka J, Bueno R, Choi N, Donahue DM, Fidias PM, Gaissert HA, Jaklitsch MT, Kulke MH, Lynch TP, Mentzer SJ, Meyerhardt JA, Swanson RS, Wain J, Fuchs CS, Enzinger PC. Neoadjuvant irinotecan, cisplatin, and concurrent radiation therapy with celecoxib for patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. BMC Cancer. 2016 07 13; 16:468.

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Nason KS. Minimal or maximal surgery for esophageal cancer? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Mar; 151(3):633-635.

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Zahoor H, Luketich JD, Weksler B, Winger DG, Christie NA, Levy RM, Gibson MK, Davison JM, Nason KS. The revised American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system (7th edition) improves prognostic stratification after minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophagogastric adenocarcinoma. Am J Surg. 2015 Oct; 210(4):610-7.

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Davison JM, Ellis ST, Foxwell TJ, Luketich JD, Gibson MK, Kuan SF, Nason KS. MUC2 expression is an adverse prognostic factor in superficial gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas. Hum Pathol. 2014 Mar; 45(3):540-8.

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