Esophageal Sphincter, Lower

"Esophageal Sphincter, Lower" 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 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)

Descriptor ID	D049630
MeSH Number(s)	A02.633.570.210 A03.556.875.500.414.350 A03.556.875.875.330.350
Concept/Terms	Esophageal Sphincter, Lower Esophageal Sphincter, Lower Sphincter, Lower Esophageal Lower Esophageal Sphincter

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Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Muscles [A02.633]
Muscle, Smooth [A02.633.570]
Esophageal Sphincter, Lower [A02.633.570.210]
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]
Esophageal Sphincter, Lower [A03.556.875.500.414.350]
Stomach [A03.556.875.875]
Esophagogastric Junction [A03.556.875.875.330]
Esophageal Sphincter, Lower [A03.556.875.875.330.350]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2015	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	3	3

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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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Fuentes KMI, Seastedt KP, Kidane B, Servais EL. Advanced Endoscopy for Thoracic Surgeons. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 Aug; 33(3):251-263.

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Dao HV, Hoang LB, Luu HTM, Nguyen HL, Goldberg RJ, Allison J, Dao ATM, Van Nguyen HT, Matsumura T, Van Dao L. Clinical symptoms, endoscopic findings, and lower esophageal sphincter characteristics in patients with absent contractility. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Oct 28; 101(43):e31428.

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Morley TJ, Mikulski MF, Rade M, Chalhoub J, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR. Per-oral endoscopic myotomy for the treatment of non-achalasia esophageal dysmotility disorders: experience from a single high-volume center. Surg Endosc. 2023 02; 37(2):1013-1020.

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Moran RA, Brewer Gutierrez OI, Rahden B, Chang K, Ujiki M, Yoo IK, Gulati S, Romanelli J, Al-Nasser M, Shimizu T, Hedberg MH, Cho JY, Hayee B, Desilets D, Filser J, Fortinsky K, Haji A, Fayad L, Sanaei O, Dbouk M, Kumbhari V, Wolf BJ, Elmunzer BJ, Khashab MA. Impedance planimetry values for predicting clinical response following peroral endoscopic myotomy. Endoscopy. 2021 06; 53(6):570-577.

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Kane ED, Budhraja V, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR. Myotomy length informed by high-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM) results in improved per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) outcomes for type III achalasia. Surg Endosc. 2019 03; 33(3):886-894.

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Chen YI, Inoue H, Ujiki M, Draganov PV, Colavita P, Mion F, Romanelli J, Chiu P, Balassone V, Patel L, Abbas A, Yang D, Dunst C, Pioche M, Roman S, Rivory J, Ponchon T, Desilets D, Maselli R, Onimaru M, Nakamura J, Hata Y, Hajiyeva G, Ismail A, Ngamruengphong S, Bukhari M, Chavez YH, Kumbhari V, Repici A, Khashab MA. An international multicenter study evaluating the clinical?efficacy and safety of per-oral endoscopic myotomy in octogenarians. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Apr; 87(4):956-961.

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Banks-Venegoni AL, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR, Earle DB. Tension capnopericardium and cardiac arrest as an unexpected adverse event of peroral endoscopic myotomy (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Dec; 82(6):1137-9.

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Chandrasekhara V, Desilets D, Falk GW, Inoue H, Romanelli JR, Savides TJ, Stavropoulos SN, Swanstrom LL. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy PIVI (Preservation and Incorporation of Valuable Endoscopic Innovations) on peroral endoscopic myotomy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 May; 81(5):1087-100.e1.

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