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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, 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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 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.