"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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastroesophageal Reflux" by people in Profiles.
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High-definition endoscopy with iScan and Lugol's solution for the detection of inflammation in patients with nonerosive reflux disease: histologic evaluation in comparison with a control group. Dis Esophagus. 2016 Feb-Mar; 29(2):185-91.
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Sensory neuropathy with bone destruction due to a mutation in the membrane-shaping atlastin GTPase 3. Brain. 2014 Mar; 137(Pt 3):683-92.
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High-definition endoscopy with i-Scan and Lugol's solution for more precise detection of mucosal breaks in patients with reflux symptoms. Endoscopy. 2009 Feb; 41(2):107-12.
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