Open AccessThe cardia: Esophageal or gastric? Critical reviewing the anatomy and histopathology of the esophagogastric junction
Author(s) -
Johannes Lenglinger,
Stephanie K. See,
Lukas Beller,
Enrico P. Cosentini,
Reza Asari,
Fritz Wrba,
Martin Riegler,
Sebastian F. Schoppmann
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
acta chirurgica iugoslavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0887
pISSN - 0354-950X
DOI - 10.2298/aci1203015l
Subject(s) - esophagus , medicine , stomach , foregut , histopathology , reflux , gastric cardia , intestinal metaplasia , anatomy , gastroenterology , pathology , adenocarcinoma , disease , cancer
Discrepancy exists regarding the anatomical allocation of the cardia: esophageal or gastric. With this review we aimed to clarify this issue.
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