"Esophagus" 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 muscular membranous segment between the PHARYNX and the STOMACH in the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
| Descriptor ID |
D004947
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.875.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophagus" by people in Profiles.
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Esophageal Melanosis: A Rare Condition of Undetermined Significance. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 05; 18(5):e59.
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy: A short-term comparison with the standard laparoscopic approach. Surgery. 2013 Oct; 154(4):893-7; discussion 897-900.
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Laparoscopic ischemic conditioning of the stomach prior to esophagectomy. Dis Esophagus. 2013 Jul; 26(5):479-86.
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Combined laparoscopic and thoracoscopic esophagectomy and gastric pull-up in a child. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2009 Apr; 19 Suppl 1:S197-200.
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Myth: glucagon is an effective first-line therapy for esophageal foreign body impaction. CJEM. 2009 Mar; 11(2):169-71.
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Persistent sucrose stimulation of ovine fetal ingestion: lack of adaptation responses. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2005 Aug; 18(2):123-7.
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Unopposed appetite (orexigenic) mechanisms in the near-term ovine fetus: central leptin does not inhibit sucrose ingestion. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2004 May; 15(5):291-6.
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Oral medication-induced esophageal injury in elderly patients. Am J Med Sci. 2003 Sep; 326(3):133-5.
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Neuronal NO modulates spontaneous and ANG II-stimulated fetal swallowing behavior in the near-term ovine fetus. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2002 May; 282(5):R1521-7.
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Assessments of fetal swallowed volume: tracer disappearance versus esophageal flow. J Soc Gynecol Investig. 1994 Jan-Mar; 1(1):37-44.