esophagogastric junction (cardioesophageal or gastroesophageal junction)

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Introduction

The terminal end of esophagus & begining of stomach at the cardiac orifice.

Clinical:

Pathology

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
  3. 3.0 3.1 NEJM Knowledge+ Gastroenterology