 Gastroesophageal Reflux
"Gastroesophageal Reflux" 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.
Retrograde flow of gastric juice (GASTRIC ACID) and/or duodenal contents (BILE ACIDS; PANCREATIC JUICE) into the distal ESOPHAGUS, commonly due to incompetence of the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER.
| Descriptor ID |
D005764
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.119.500.484
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastroesophageal Reflux- Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Gastric Acid Reflux
- Acid Reflux, Gastric
- Reflux, Gastric Acid
- Gastric Acid Reflux Disease
- Gastro-Esophageal Reflux
- Gastro Esophageal Reflux
- Reflux, Gastro-Esophageal
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- GERD
- Reflux, Gastroesophageal
- Esophageal Reflux
- Gastro-oesophageal Reflux
- Gastro oesophageal Reflux
- Reflux, Gastro-oesophageal
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastroesophageal Reflux" by people in Profiles.
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Long KB, Odze RD. Gastroesophageal junction hyperplastic (inflammatory) polyps: a clinical and pathologic study of 46 cases. Am J Surg Pathol. 2011 Jul; 35(7):1038-44.
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Sarela AI, Hick DG, Verbeke CS, Casey JF, Guillou PJ, Clark GW. Persistent acid and bile reflux in asymptomatic patients with Barrett esophagus receiving proton pump inhibitor therapy. Arch Surg. 2004 May; 139(5):547-51.
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Radcliffe RW, Schumacher J, Hartsfield SM, Merritt AM, Murray MJ. Idiopathic distal esophageal dilation in a southern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor). J Zoo Wildl Med. 1998 Dec; 29(4):465-9.
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Murray MJ. Equine model of inducing ulceration in alimentary squamous epithelial mucosa. Dig Dis Sci. 1994 Dec; 39(12):2530-5.
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Hick DG, Weerasena NA, Casey JF, Morrison JF, Williams GJ, Davies GA. A system for ambulatory monitoring and computerised analysis of oesophageal motility and luminal pH. Int J Clin Monit Comput. 1990; 7(4):223-31.
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