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KORN BRUZZONE, Owen  y  FIGUEROA-GIRALT, Manuel. The diaphragm, the hiatus and the gastroesophageal junction. Rev. argent. cir. [online]. 2020, vol.112, n.4, pp.407-413. ISSN 2250-639X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.25132/raac.v112.n4.ankor.

The point where the esophagus connects to the stomach, known as the cardia, its transition and re lationship with the diaphragmatic hiatus, its fibromembranous attachments, the existence of an ana tomic gastroesophageal sphincter and its real morphology, and the interaction between all these ele ments, have been subject of debate for decades that still persist. The aim of this article is to describe the updated information of such structures.

Palabras clave : Diaphragm; Hiatus; Gastroesophageal junction; Anatomy; Physiology; Function.

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