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Concept information

Término preferido

gastroesophageal reflux

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information Retrograde flow of gastric juice (gastric acid) and/or duodenal contents (bile acids; pancreatic juice) into the distal esophagus, commonly due to incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter.

Concepto genérico

Conceptos específicos

Sinónimos

  • esophageal reflux
  • gastric acid reflux
  • gastro-esophageal reflux
  • gastro-oesophageal reflux

En otras lenguas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/38154

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