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Esophagus - anatomy and development

Braden Kuo and Daniela Urma

GI Motility online (2006)

doi:10.1038/gimo6

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Figure 1

Primordial gut.

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Figure 2

Arterial blood supply of the esophagus

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Venous drainage of the esophagus

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Parasympathetic and sympathetic innervation of the esophagus

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Lymphatic drainage

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Figure 6

Musculature of the esophagus

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Upper esophageal sphincter and upper esophageal musculature

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Gastroesophageal mucosal junction and muscular arrangement at the lower esophagus

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Diaphragmatic crura and esophageal opening viewed from below (a) and as viewed from above (b).

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Figure 10

Main types of tracheoesophageal fistulae

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