title: [Surgical anatomy of the esophagogastric junction].
abstract: Macroanatomic structures in the lower esophagus and at the GE-junction are shown and definitions are given. Muscle structures and thickening in the GE-junction region and fundus are shown and their relationship to the intraluminal high pressure zone is discussed. Anchorage of the esophagus to the diaphragm through the phreno-esophageal membrane in relation to aging, disposition and hiatal hernia is discussed. Vascularization of the esophageal wall by numerous submucosal arteries is shown.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008722:Methods
vernacular_title: Chirurgische Anatomie des ösophago-gastralen Ubergangssegments.