Gastroesophageal vestibule and lower esophageal sphincter: the same thing
The GEV is the only dilatable structure at the gastroesophageal junction, and it is formed by the muscular fibers of the LES. Therefore, the GEV corresponds to this sphincter.
Authors
- Juan Carlos Oñate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9901-724X)
- Owen Korn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7840-2534)
- Tomas Gonzalez Arestizábal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9112-8760)
- Attila Csendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7524-8057)
- Sebastián Sapiain G (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6514-5681)
Institutions
- Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile (CL)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diseases of the Esophagus
- Published
- 2025-05-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doaf051
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00