"Peristalsis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A movement, caused by sequential muscle contraction, that pushes the contents of the intestines or other tubular organs in one direction.
| Descriptor ID |
D010528
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G10.261.360.596
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peristalsis" by people in Profiles.
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ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 09; 115(9):1393-1411.
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Images in emergency medicine. Infant with projectile vomiting. Peristaltic abdominal waves associated with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Mar; 63(3):289,308.
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Roux-en-Y limb motility after total gastrectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 May; 18(5):906-10.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and gastroesophageal reflux. Implications for treatment. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Jan; 18(1):100-4; discussion 104-5.
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Effects of ursodeoxycholic acid in esophageal motility and the role of the mucosa. An experimental study. Dis Esophagus. 2011 May; 24(4):291-4.
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Effect of partial and total laparoscopic fundoplication on esophageal body motility. Surg Endosc. 2007 Feb; 21(2):285-8.
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A model for gastric banding in the treatment of morbid obesity: the effect of chronic partial gastric outlet obstruction on esophageal physiology. Ann Surg. 2006 Nov; 244(5):723-33.
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The motogenic effects of cyclic mechanical strain on intestinal epithelial monolayer wound closure are matrix dependent. Gastroenterology. 2006 Oct; 131(4):1179-89.
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"Identification and management of an errant antiperistaltic roux limb after total gastrectomy". J Gastrointest Surg. 2006 Apr; 10(4):622; author reply 623.
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Achalasia in a patient with adult-onset Tay-Sachs disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2006 Jan; 51(1):132-7.