abdominal esophagus
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Esophagus — The esophagus, part of the digestive tract, is a tube that connects the throat with the stomach. It lies between the trachea (windpipe) and the spine. In an adult, the esophagus is about 10 inches long. When a person swallows, the muscular walls… … Medical dictionary
Esophagus — Gullet redirects here. For the African sailboat, see Gulet. For the Dutch soccer coach, see Ruud Gullit. Weasand redirects here. For other meanings, see Weasand (disambiguation). Esophagus Head and neck … Wikipedia
Abdominal cavity — The cavity within the abdomen, the space between the abdominal wall and the spine. The abdominal cavity is hardly an empty space. It contains a number of crucial organs including the lower part of the esophagus, the stomach, small intestine,… … Medical dictionary
abdominal part of esophagus — pars abdominalis oesophagi … Medical dictionary
Nutcracker esophagus — Classification and external resources ICD 10 K22.4 ICD 9 530.5 … Wikipedia
Cavity, abdominal — The cavity within the abdomen, the space between the abdominal wall and the spine. The abdominal cavity is hardly an empty space. It contains a number of crucial organs including the lower part of the esophagus, the stomach, small intestine,… … Medical dictionary
Thoracic diaphragm — diaphragm Respiratory system Latin diaphragma Artery Pericardiacophrenic artery … Wikipedia
pars abdominalis oesophagi — [TA] abdominal part of esophagus: the part of the esophagus below the diaphragm, joining the stomach. Called also abdominal esophagus … Medical dictionary
Celiac artery — Artery: Cantelmi[citation needed] artery The celiac artery and its branches. (Celiac artery visibile at center.) … Wikipedia
Sugiura procedure — esophageal transection with paraesophageal devascularization and devascularization of the abdominal esophagus and proximal stomach; performed for the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices … Medical dictionary
