Esophagus
The esophagus may be a muscular tube connecting the throat (pharynx) with the stomach. The esophagus is about 8 inches long, and is lined with a moist pink tissue called mucosa. The esophagus runs behind the windpipe (trachea) and heart, and ahead of the spine. Before entering into the stomach, the esophagus passes through the diaphragm.
The upper esophageal sphincter (UES) may be a bundle of muscles at the highest of the esophagus. The muscles in the UES are controlled by under consciousol when we breathing, eating, belching, and vomiting. They keep food and secretions from taking place the windpipe.
The lower esophageal sphincter (LES) may be a bundle of muscles at the low end of the esophagus, where it meets the stomach. When the LES is closed, it prevents acid and stomach contents from traveling backwards from the stomach. The LES muscles aren't under voluntary control.
High Impact List of Articles
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Validation of ICD-10 and CPT Codes to Identify Acute Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage and Band Ligation among Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Thomas Wang, Qian Bi, Marvin Ryou and Marwan S. Abougergi* -
Characteristics, Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality in Patients Undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
Neta Gotlieb, Jonathan Brill, Oren Shibolet, Shiri Sherf-Dagan and Isaac Kori -
Colon Irrigation: Effective, Safe, and Well-Tolerated Alternative to Traditional Therapy in the Management of Refractory Chronic Constipation
Parth J Parekh, Dawn Burleson, Craig Lubin and David A Johnson -
Management of Duct to Duct Biliary Anastomotic Stricture with Modified Roux En Y Hepaticojejunostomy in Post-Transplant Biliary Stricture - A Novel Surgical
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Selvakumar Naganathan -
Clinical Classification of Liver Failure: Consensus, Contradictions and New Recommendations
Tong-Jing Xing -
Celiac Disease in Children – A Profile from a Predominantly Rice Eating
Population
Bhaswati C Acharyya, MK Goenka and Sujoy Khan -
High-Resolution Manometry Reveals Normal Esophageal Motility, Including Lower Esophageal Sphincter Function, After Vagus Nerve-Preserving
Gastrectomy
Daisuke Ueno, Hideo Matsumoto, Takaaki Ensako, Akimasa Kawai, Hisako Kubota, Haruaki Murakami, Masaharu Higashida, Noriaki Manabe, Akiko Shiotani and Toshihiro Hirai -
Does Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Perfusion Affect the Outcome After Cytoreductive Surgery?
Kireeva GS, Gafton GI, Senchik KY, Petrov VG, Semiglazov VV, Guseynov KD, Bespalov VG, Belyaeva OA and Belyaev AM
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