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The '''gastroesophageal junction''' (abbreviated '''GEJ'''), also '''esophagogastric junction''' (abbreviated '''EGJ''') is definitionally the interface between the [[stomach]] and [[esophagus]]. | The '''gastroesophageal junction''' (abbreviated '''GEJ'''), also '''esophagogastric junction''' (abbreviated '''EGJ''') is definitionally the interface between the [[stomach]] and [[esophagus]]. | ||
There are various definitions for the GEJ | There are various definitions for the GEJ; it is not simply the squamo-columnar junction.<ref name=pmid21366465>{{Cite journal | last1 = Huang | first1 = Q. | title = Definition of the esophagogastric junction: a critical mini review. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 135 | issue = 3 | pages = 384-9 | month = Mar | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1043/2010-0162-RA.1 | PMID = 21366465 }}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:25, 15 November 2019
The gastroesophageal junction (abbreviated GEJ), also esophagogastric junction (abbreviated EGJ) is definitionally the interface between the stomach and esophagus.
There are various definitions for the GEJ; it is not simply the squamo-columnar junction.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Huang, Q. (Mar 2011). "Definition of the esophagogastric junction: a critical mini review.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 135 (3): 384-9. doi:10.1043/2010-0162-RA.1. PMID 21366465.