Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
"Upper Gastrointestinal Tract" 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 segment of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the ESOPHAGUS; the STOMACH; and the DUODENUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D041742
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.875
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Upper Gastrointestinal Tract" by people in Profiles.
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Shah N, Chen C, Montano N, Cave D, Siegel R, Gentile NT, Limkakeng AT, Kumar AB, Ma Y, Meltzer AC. Video capsule endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 06; 38(6):1245-1252.
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Daniel VT, Francalancia S, Amir NS, Ayturk MD, Sanders SB, Wisler JR, Collins CE, Ward DV, Kiefe CI, McCormick BA, Santry HP. Upper Gastrointestinal Perforations: A Possible Danger of Antibiotic Overuse. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 12; 24(12):2730-2736.
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Lirio RA. Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Children: Variceal and Nonvariceal. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2016 Jan; 26(1):63-73.
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Bannert C, Bidmon-Fliegenschnee B, Stary G, Hotzy F, Stift J, Nurko S, Sz?pfalusi Z, Fiebiger E, Dehlink E. Fc-epsilon-RI, the high affinity IgE-receptor, is robustly expressed in the upper gastrointestinal tract and modulated by mucosal inflammation. PLoS One. 2012; 7(7):e42066.