esophagogastric junction

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e·soph·a·go·gas·tric junc·tion

terminal end of esophagus and beginning of stomach at the cardiac orifice; site of the physiologic inferior esophageal sphincter.

Synonym(s): cardioesophageal junction

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e·soph·a·go·gas·tric junc·tion

(ĕ-sof'ă-gō-gas'trik jŭngk'shŭn)

Terminal end of esophagus and beginning of stomach at the cardiac orifice; site of the physiologic inferior esophageal sphincter.
Synonym(s): oesophagogastric junction.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

e·soph·a·go·gas·tric junc·tion

(ĕ-sof'ă-gō-gas'trik jŭngk'shŭn)

Terminal end of esophagus and beginning of stomach at cardiac orifice; site of physiologic inferior esophageal sphincter.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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In this as in another report, transabdominal ultrasonography was used to differentiate between normal oesophagogastric junction and functional or organic obstruction of the distal oesophagus, (25) as it provides information on oesophageal wall thickness and shows the contours of the distal oesophagus and its surroundings, which are important in determining organic obstruction of the oesophagogastric junction.

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Of these 150 patients, 29% of patients had disease at the middle third, 44% at the lower third, and 27% at the oesophagogastric junction. Squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed in 85% (127) of patients and adenocarcinoma in 15% (23) of patients.

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Oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction cancers (Excluding the proximal 5 cm of the stomach).

An analytical study of epidemiology and clinico-pathological pattern of carcinoma oesophagus in a rural tertiary centre

PET to assess early metabolic response and to guide treatment of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagogastric junction: the MUNICON phase II trial.