[Roentgen morphological aspects of the structure of the oesophagus (author's transl)].
The clinically most important disturbance of the function of esophagus is that of esophago-gastric area. Because there is up till now no recognized opinion about the mechanism of the esophago-gastric sphincter, there are a lot of theories about that. In our own radiologic studies of the esophagus we were able to demonstrate in a low percentage the intern muscularis mucosae. The structure of these intern folds of the muscularis mucosae are like a spiral line or a screw, this is in accordance with the direction of muscle bundles of the theories of "Muscular Stretch Closure Function of the Terminal Esophagus".
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
Röntgenmorphologische Aspekte zum Aufbau des O sophagus.