General Anatomy of the Esophagus

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-297

  Oezcelik, Arzu ^a   DeMeester, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal anatomy; Gastroesophageal junction; Lower esophageal sphincter; Upper esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOLOGY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS;

EID: 79953313832     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2011.01.003     Document Type: Review

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