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Descriptor English: Esophageal Sphincter, Lower
Descriptor Spanish: Esfínter Esofágico Inferior
Descriptor esfínter esofágico inferior
Entry term(s) esfínter gastroesofágico
Scope note: Barrera fisológica o funcional al REFLUJO GASTROESOFÁGICO en la unión esofagogástrica. Los músculos esfinterianos permanecen tónicamente contraídos durante el estado de reposo y forman la zona de alta presión que separa la luz del ESÓFAGO y la del ESTÓMAGO. (Haubrich et al., Bockus Gastroenterology, 5th ed., pp. 399, 415).
Descriptor Portuguese: Esfíncter Esofágico Inferior
Descriptor French: Sphincter inférieur de l'oesophage
Entry term(s): Gastroesophageal Sphincter
Gastroesophageal Sphincters
Lower Esophageal Sphincter
Sphincter, Gastroesophageal
Sphincter, Lower Esophageal
Tree number(s): A02.633.570.210
A03.556.875.500.414.350
A03.556.875.875.330.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049630
Scope note: 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)
Annotation: 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
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Esophagogastric Junction (1966-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
Related: Gastroesophageal Reflux MeSH
DeCS ID: 38422
Unique ID: D049630
NLM Classification: WI 250
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Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2018/10/05
Esophageal Sphincter, Lower - Preferred
Concept UI M0466566
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Esophageal Sphincter, Lower
Entry term(s) Gastroesophageal Sphincter
Gastroesophageal Sphincters
Lower Esophageal Sphincter
Sphincter, Gastroesophageal
Sphincter, Lower Esophageal



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