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Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

Known as: Tractus digestif superieur, Gastrointestinal tract.upper, Upper GI tract 
The segment of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the ESOPHAGUS; the STOMACH; and the DUODENUM.
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Blood supply aspectsClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyDiagnosis:Imp:Stdy:Gastrointestinal tract.upper:NomDuodenal Ulcer

Narrower (4)

EsophagusJejunumStomachesophagus and stomach

Broader (1)

Gastrointestinal system

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Crosslinked ionic polysaccharides for stimuli-sensitive drug delivery.
Review
2010
Review
2010
Antibiotic prophylaxis for cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
BACKGROUND Bacterial infections are a frequent complication in patients with cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Acetaminophen for osteoarthritis.
BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. Published guidelines and expert opinion are divided over the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Prospective study of risk factors for esophageal and gastric cancers in the Linxian general population trial cohort in China
Esophageal cancer incidence and mortality rates in Linxian, China are among the highest in the world. We examined risk factors… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Ghrelin—a hormone with multiple functions
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The Safety of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Case Series of 7200 Cardiac Surgical Patients
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an invaluable intraoperative diagnostic monitor that is considered to be relatively… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Injury in Patients Receiving Kayexalate (Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate) in Sorbitol: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Histopathologic Findings
Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate) in sorbitol has been demonstrated to cause colonic necrosis in a subset of uremic… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Risedronate therapy prevents corticosteroid-induced bone loss: a twelve-month, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study.
OBJECTIVE Risedronate, a new pyridinyl bisphosphonate, is a potent antiresorptive bone agent. This study examines the safety and… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Long-Term Treatment with Omeprazole for Refractory Reflux Esophagitis: Efficacy and Safety
Omeprazole, a substituted benzimidazole, diminishes gastric acid secretion profoundly and continuously by selectively inhibiting… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
GROWTH-HORMONE RELEASE-INHIBITING HORMONE IN GASTROINTESTINAL AND PANCREATIC D CELLS
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