Esophageal Sphincter, Upper
"Esophageal Sphincter, Upper" 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.
The structure at the pharyngoesophageal junction consisting chiefly of the CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE. It normally occludes the lumen of the ESOPHAGUS, except during SWALLOWING.
MeSH Number(s)
A02.633.567.800.360
A03.556.875.500.360
A04.623.617.360
A14.724.617.360
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Esophageal Sphincter, Upper" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Esophageal Sphincter, Upper" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Sphincter, Upper" by people in Profiles.
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Upper Esophageal Sphincter Dysfunction in Children with Type 1 Laryngeal Cleft after Failed Primary Cleft Repair. Biomolecules. 2023 Dec 21; 14(1).
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Modified external approach to the pediatric cricopharyngeal myotomy: A case series. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 May; 132:109899.
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Modified approach for pediatric external cricopharyngeal myotomy. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Feb; 105:111-114.
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Assessing Upper Esophageal Sphincter Function in Clinical Practice: a Primer. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2016 Feb; 18(2):7.
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Upper and lower esophageal sphincter kinetics are modified during maturation: effect of pharyngeal stimulus in premature infants. Pediatr Res. 2015 Jan; 77(1-1):99-106.
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Flow time through esophagogastric junction derived during high-resolution impedance-manometry studies: a novel parameter for assessing esophageal bolus transit. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2014 Jul 15; 307(2):G158-63.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and gastroesophageal reflux. Implications for treatment. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Jan; 18(1):100-4; discussion 104-5.
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Preliminary experience by a thoracic service with endoscopic transoral stapling of cervical (Zenker's) diverticulum. J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Sep; 11(9):1091-4.
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Videofluoroscopic findings in dysphagic patients with cricopharyngeal dysfunction: before and after open cricopharyngeal myotomy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2007 Jan; 116(1):49-56.