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Cancer of the esophagogastric junction

Surgical Oncology, 2000
In the Western world, there has been an alarming rise in the incidence and prevalence of adenocarcinoma arising at the esophagogastric junction during recent decades. Epidemiological, clinical and pathological data support a sub-classification of adenocarcinomas arising in the vicinity of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) into adenocarcinoma of the ...
M Feith, H J Stein, J R Siewert
exaly   +3 more sources

The Esophagogastric Junction

Gut, 1999
The Esophagogastric Junction . Edited by Guili R, Galmiche J-P, Jamieson GG, Scarpignato C. (Pp 1592; illustrated; £118.00.) John Libbey Eurotext, 1998. ISBN 2-7420-0145-X. This is a remarkable book, based on a remarkable meeting, organised by a remarkable Frenchman.
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The Esophagogastric Junction

New England Journal of Medicine, 1997
The lower esophageal sphincter regulates the flow of food between the esophagus and the stomach. It is now clear that both the intrinsic smooth muscle of the distal esophagus and the skeletal muscle of the crural diaphragm constitute the sphincter mechanism at the lower end of the esophagus.1 Furthermore, in normal subjects and patients with reflux ...
R K, Mittal, D H, Balaban
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Carcinosarcoma of the Esophagogastric Junction

Tumori Journal, 2008
Carcinosarcoma of the esophagus and the stomach are rare neoplasms characterized by the simultaneous presence of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements. There is no report in the literature of carcinosarcoma of the esophagogastric junction. We present a case of carcinosarcoma of the esophagogastric junction whose unique clinical presentation, surgical ...
Dino Solerio   +5 more
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Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction

Digestive Diseases, 1999
Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) has increased rapidly in incidence in the latter half of the twentieth century. The increase in incidence has affected white men between the ages of 40 and 60 disproportionately. Understanding the etiology and improving treatment requires careful classification of EGJ tumors.
T D, Jenkins, L S, Friedman
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The esophagogastric junction

Journal of Surgical Research, 1966
Summary Currently available diagnostic techniques involving manometric studies, pH determinations, and cineradiographic techniques have added considerably to our knowledge of the normal and abnormal function of the esophagogastric junction. Nevertheless, these must be viewed in perspective, and they cannot supplant sound clinical judgment in the ...
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The esophagogastric junction

The American Journal of Surgery, 1969
Abstract Current concepts of the esophagogastric junction and its disorders are reviewed. The clinical significance of hiatus herniation is gradually being clarified. In only a minority of carefully selected cases is surgical treatment required. Successful methods of repair emphasize re-establishment and maintenance of a segment of esophagus below ...
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Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction

2017
Esophagogastric junction (EGJ) cancer is, among solid cancers, the fastest growing tumor in terms of incidence in Western countries, and due to the lifestyle changes in developing and newly industrialized countries, this trend is expected to intensify worldwide.
GIACOPUZZI, Simone   +2 more
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