"Cardia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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That part of the STOMACH close to the opening from ESOPHAGUS into the stomach (cardiac orifice), the ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION. The cardia is so named because of its closeness to the HEART. Cardia is characterized by the lack of acid-forming cells (GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS).
| Descriptor ID |
D002299
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.875.875.163
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cardia" by people in Profiles.
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Total-Laparoscopic Intragastric Surgery for Cardia Endogenous Gastric Submucosal Tumors: A Single-Center Short-Term Experience. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2019 Mar; 29(3):374-378.
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Gastric Cardia Cancer Masquerading as a Fundic Subepithelial Tumor. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 10; 113(10):1428.
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Management of gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernia post-sleeve gastrectomy: cardiopexy with ligamentum teres. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 12; 13(12):2032-2036.
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Primary gastric small cell carcinoma. Dig Liver Dis. 2017 Jun; 49(6):715.
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Clinicopathological features and prognosis of gastric cardia adenocarcinoma: a multi-institutional US study. J Surg Oncol. 2015 Mar; 111(3):285-92.
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Central obesity in asymptomatic volunteers is associated with increased intrasphincteric acid reflux and lengthening of the cardiac mucosa. Gastroenterology. 2013 Oct; 145(4):730-9.
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Susceptibility to gastric cardia adenocarcinoma and genetic polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in an at-risk Chinese population. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2002 Nov; 11(11):1454-8.