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esophagogastric junction

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Noun1.esophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium
join, articulation, joint, junction, juncture - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

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Evaluation of the esophagogastric junction revealed a small sliding hiatal hernia and Los Angeles Classification grade A erosive esophagitis (figure, B).
The trial included male and female patients over 18 years of age with histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the stomach or esophagogastric junction.
1-3) Endoscopy will detect a diffuse blackening of the esophagus that ends abruptly at the transitional line of the esophagogastric junction (figure).
 
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