Open AccessEl diafragma, el hiato y la unión gastroesofágica
Author(s) -
Owen Korn Bruzzone,
Manuel Figueroa-Giralt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista argentina de cirugía/revista argentina de cirugía
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-639X
pISSN - 0048-7600
DOI - 10.25132/raac.v112.n4.ankor
Subject(s) - esophageal sphincter , esophagus , diaphragmatic breathing , subject (documents) , stomach , philosophy , anatomy , humanities , medicine , computer science , gastroenterology , reflux , alternative medicine , disease , pathology , library science
The point where the esophagus connects to the stomach, known as the cardia, its transition and relationship with the diaphragmatic hiatus, its fibromembranous attachments, the existence of an anatomic gastroesophageal sphincter and its real morphology, and the interaction between all these elements, have been subject of debate for decades that still persist. The aim of this article is to describe the updated information of such structures.