Diseases

Gastroesophageal Reflux

Retrograde flow of gastric juice (GASTRIC ACID) and/or duodenal contents (BILE ACIDS; PANCREATIC JUICE) into the distal ESOPHAGUS, commonly due to incompetence of the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER.

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Abstract

Retrograde flow of gastric juice (GASTRIC ACID) and/or duodenal contents (BILE ACIDS; PANCREATIC JUICE) into the distal ESOPHAGUS, commonly due to incompetence of the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER.

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18 entry terms
  • Esophageal Reflux
  • GERD
  • Gastric Acid Reflux
  • Gastric Acid Reflux Disease
  • Gastro-Esophageal Reflux
  • Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease
  • Gastro-oesophageal Reflux
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Reflux, Gastroesophageal
  • Acid Reflux, Gastric
  • Gastro Esophageal Reflux
  • Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease
  • Gastro oesophageal Reflux
  • Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Diseases
  • Reflux Disease, Gastro-Esophageal
  • Reflux, Gastric Acid
  • Reflux, Gastro-Esophageal
  • Reflux, Gastro-oesophageal

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note ESOPHAGITIS, REFLUX see ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC is available

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History Note

84; was ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX 1964-83 (Prov 1964-65)

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  1. C06w.405w.117w.119w.500w.484w

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WI 258

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gastroesophageal Reflux. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005764. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005764
  2. Gastroesophageal Reflux. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroesophageal_reflux_disease
  3. Gastroesophageal Reflux. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223591