March 1997 PMID 9070474

The esophagogastric junction.

R K Mittal, D H Balaban

Mentions

48
Peak: 8 in Nov 2024
across 3 sources since Aug 2024

Extended reach

143,125
potential audience

Total likes

129

Video views

2,163

Mentions per month

Aug 2024 – Nov 2025

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter44 posts
  • Bluesky2 posts
  • YouTube2 videos

AI synopsis

What people are saying

This collection demonstrates high collective interest in the structural and functional aspects of the EGJ, with examples like references to radiomics models for predicting lymph node status and surgical innovations such as super subtotal gastrectomy. The tone varies from technical details to clinical applications, reflecting nuanced engagement with research findings that could influence practice.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions support the significance of recent research and techniques related to the esophagogastric junction, reflecting a consensus on its importance in current medical practice.

InterestHigh interest

The posts show high interest through mentions of advanced diagnostic models, surgical procedures, and recent studies, indicating active engagement with new developments.

EngagementModerate engagement

While some posts provide detailed descriptions of surgical techniques and research findings, others focus on clinical implications, demonstrating moderate engagement together with technical depth.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions highlight potential improvements in diagnosis and treatment strategies—such as radiomics models and minimally invasive procedures—suggesting some influence on clinical approaches.

Abstract in brief

  • The esophagogastric junction (EGJ) is the area where the esophagus connects to the stomach, serving as a critical barrier to prevent acid reflux.
  • The anatomy and function of the EGJ can be affected by conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia, which may disrupt the barrier.
  • Understanding the structure and mechanics of the EGJ is important for diagnosing and treating related disorders, often involving imaging and endoscopic procedures.

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
Jose M Remes Troche
@chemaremes · X

This week five in a row... No doubts I have the best team ever.. Comparative study between the values of the contractile integral of the esophagogastric junction in the upright position versus the supine measurement as a predictor of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Jul 18, 2025 · 14 likes · 2 shares · 3,579 followers View post →
EndoCollab™ | GI Endoscopy Community
@EndoCollabcom · X

A case of Boerhaave syndrome, showing a large hole at the esophagogastric junction. The treatment involved two steps: 1. Primary closure using endostitch 2. Stent placement https://t.co/29QGAqShBW

Nov 28, 2024 · 11 likes · 4 shares · 29,813 followers View post →
EndoCollab™ | GI Endoscopy Community
@EndoCollabcom · X

A case of Boerhaave syndrome, showing a large hole at the esophagogastric junction. The treatment involved two steps: 1. Primary closure using endostitch 2. Stent placement https://t.co/oTOObIvnle

Nov 22, 2024 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 29,813 followers View post →
Aegastro
@aegastro · X

Jul 20, 2025 · 7 likes · 1 share · 21,302 followers View post →
Jesús García-Cano
@jgarciacano1 · X

In addition to performing advanced interventional procedures, we often work as "general endoscopists" and frequently perform upper GI endoscopy. This is a useful classification for assessing the integrity or disruption of the esophagogastric junction. https://t.co/WXGZqik0EH https://t.co/op1GVjMegU

Feb 27, 2025 · 5 likes · 1 share · 1,034 followers View post →
Jena Pharmaceuticals
@Jena_Rx · X

The Esophagus. The Esophagogastric junction is about 4cm from the upper central incisors and 25 cm from the Upper esophageal sphincter…. https://t.co/EBDyY5lGfd

Oct 7, 2024 · 3 likes · 1,151 followers View post →

All mentions

Springer Medicine
@ClinMedJournals · X

RT @InsightsImaging: A CT-based clinical-radiomics model accurately predicts the response of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction…

Nov 3, 2025 · 1 share · 9,090 followers View post →
Insights into Imaging
@insightsimaging.bsky.social · Bluesky

A CT-based clinical-radiomics model accurately predicts the response of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Nov 3, 2025 · 1 like · 2 shares View post →
Insights into Imaging
@InsightsImaging · X

A CT-based clinical-radiomics model accurately predicts the response of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Nov 3, 2025 · 3 likes · 1 share · 653 followers View post →
Akai
@chandlerlikesit · X

The procedure involves partial resection of the esophagogastric junction while maintaining the fornix, achieved through robot-assisted distal gastrectomy and specific suturing techniques.

Oct 20, 2025 · 38 followers View post →
Akai
@chandlerlikesit · X

• The study introduces a novel surgical technique called super subtotal gastrectomy (SSTG) for treating upper-third gastric cancer near the esophagogastric junction.

Oct 20, 2025 · 38 followers View post →
Frontiers - Surgery
@FrontSurgery · X

New Research: Efficacy of distal perigastric lymphadenectomy for Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction https://t.co/2txRQyIRCZ #FrontiersIn #Surgery

Oct 17, 2025 · 1 like · 1,120 followers View post →
Frontiers - Medicine
@FrontMedicine · X

New Research: Malignant epithelia cells-derived spermine induces APOE+ macrophages to suppress tumor immunity in adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction https://t.co/UmscPvX1a0 #FrontiersIn #Medicine

Oct 9, 2025 · 3,027 followers View post →
Christobel M. Saunders
@MCsaunders1982 · X

@charlene90270 Yes, medical reports show that adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) with lymph node involvement including distant sites like the lung can respond to treatments like preoperative chemotherapy S-1/oxaliplatin

Sep 23, 2025 · 1 like · 79 followers View post →
Luis Gerardo Alcala Gonzalez
@alcala_glez_LG · X

RT @aegastro:

Jul 20, 2025 · 1 share · 637 followers View post →
Aegastro
@aegastro · X

Jul 20, 2025 · 7 likes · 1 share · 21,302 followers View post →
Jose Luis Vargas
@jlvb998 · X

RT @chemaremes: This week five in a row... No doubts I have the best team ever.. Comparative study between the values of the contractile in…

Jul 19, 2025 · 2 shares · 7 followers View post →
Jose M Remes Troche
@chemaremes · X

This week five in a row... No doubts I have the best team ever.. Comparative study between the values of the contractile integral of the esophagogastric junction in the upright position versus the supine measurement as a predictor of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Jul 18, 2025 · 14 likes · 2 shares · 3,579 followers View post →
Jose González Melián
@JosGonzlezMeli1 · X

Impact of Hiatus Hernia and Reflux on Bolus Transport Through the Esophagus and the Esophagogastric Junction and in Relation to Dysphagia - Estremera‐Arévalo - Neurogastroenterology & Motility - https://t.co/xThEWOJVOC

Jul 10, 2025 · 78 followers View post →
Frederick Peng, MD, FACP, DABOM
@FPengMD · X

RT @CarlKayMD: Evaluation of Symptoms Suspicious for GERD - Value of Endoscopy ⭐️Assess integrity of EGJ ⭐️ Several pitfalls of Hill clas…

Jun 27, 2025 · 25 shares · 862 followers View post →
Springer Medicine
@ClinMedJournals · X

RT @InsightsImaging: In East Asia and some Western countries, the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction has been risi…

May 29, 2025 · 1 share · 9,090 followers View post →
Insights into Imaging
@insightsimaging.bsky.social · Bluesky

In East Asia and some Western countries, the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction has been rising. Pingfan Jia et al developed a habitat radiomics model which can facilitate accurate preditions of the lymph node status. #InsightsintoImaging shorturl.at/yXWbS

May 29, 2025 · 1 like View post →
Insights into Imaging
@InsightsImaging · X

In East Asia and some Western countries, the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction has been rising. Pingfan Jia et al developed a habitat radiomics model which can facilitate accurate preditions of the lymph node status. #InsightsintoImaging https://t.co/VJC4Gzlbei

May 29, 2025 · 3 likes · 1 share · 653 followers View post →
@GastroenterologyPapers
@Gastroenteropap · X

Impact of Hiatus Hernia and Reflux on Bolus Transport Through the Esophagus and the Esophagogastric Junction and in Relation to Dysphagia https://t.co/tcNl6pnIoJ

May 24, 2025 · 1 like · 17 followers View post →
Shadi Alahmadi
@dr_alahmadi · X

@DrMarkOng @kis_lorand @kriyer68 @Venkateshgilly2 Pure micropapillary adenocarcinoma is rarely, if ever, reported in the stomach. Micropapillary architecture typically does not constitute greater than 90% of the tumor volume. Conversely, pure micropapillary adenocarcinoma has been documented at the esophagogastric junction.

Apr 2, 2025 · 21 followers View post →
Human Molecular Genetics
@hmg_journal · X

Study on the metastatic mechanism of LINC00115 in adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric junction https://t.co/tGgjIGIXm9 https://t.co/eKPQg0so1R

Mar 20, 2025 · 1,311 followers View post →
María Rodríguez González
@soymariarg · X

RT @jgarciacano1: In addition to performing advanced interventional procedures, we often work as "general endoscopists" and frequently perf…

Mar 17, 2025 · 1 share · 61 followers View post →
Jesús García-Cano
@jgarciacano1 · X

In addition to performing advanced interventional procedures, we often work as "general endoscopists" and frequently perform upper GI endoscopy. This is a useful classification for assessing the integrity or disruption of the esophagogastric junction. https://t.co/WXGZqik0EH https://t.co/op1GVjMegU

Feb 27, 2025 · 5 likes · 1 share · 1,034 followers View post →
Bhanoo tej
@bhanoo428 · X

RT @OncoShravan:

Feb 4, 2025 · 45 shares · 275 followers View post →
Frontiers - Oncology
@FrontOncology · X

New Research: Development and validation of a preoperative model for predicting positive proximal margins in adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction and assessing safe margin distance https://t.co/O56q3VPlRE #FrontiersIn #Oncology

Dec 11, 2024 · 6,507 followers View post →
@GastroenterologyPapers
@Gastroenteropap · X

Choriocarcinoma arising from the esophagogastric junction detected and treated at an early stage https://t.co/F2wP6zhwkr

Dec 10, 2024 · 17 followers View post →
edebook3
@edebook381462 · X

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Simone Giacopuzzi, ISBN-13: 978-3319287744 Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (March 7, 2017) Language: English 295 pages ISBN-10: 3319287745 ISBN-13: 978-3319287744 https://t.co/KawOyQgj3h

Dec 9, 2024 · 5 followers View post →
Dr Celestino Gutiérrez González MD
@CelestinoGutirr · X

RT @EndoCollabcom: A case of Boerhaave syndrome, showing a large hole at the esophagogastric junction. The treatment involved two steps: 1…

Nov 30, 2024 · 4 shares · 11,329 followers View post →
Faraz Khan
@FarazKh65499316 · X

RT @EndoCollabcom: A case of Boerhaave syndrome, showing a large hole at the esophagogastric junction. The treatment involved two steps: 1…

Nov 29, 2024 · 4 shares · 1,781 followers View post →
proffdyana
@fthindyana · X

RT @EndoCollabcom: A case of Boerhaave syndrome, showing a large hole at the esophagogastric junction. The treatment involved two steps: 1…

Nov 28, 2024 · 4 shares · 209 followers View post →
EndoCollab™ | GI Endoscopy Community
@EndoCollabcom · X

A case of Boerhaave syndrome, showing a large hole at the esophagogastric junction. The treatment involved two steps: 1. Primary closure using endostitch 2. Stent placement https://t.co/29QGAqShBW

Nov 28, 2024 · 11 likes · 4 shares · 29,813 followers View post →
Frontiers - Oncology
@FrontOncology · X

New Research: The efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in gastric cancer, adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction, and esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis https://t.co/Pl1vBCi2pu #FrontiersIn #Oncology

Nov 23, 2024 · 1 like · 6,507 followers View post →
Abuhalima
@Abuhalima14 · X

RT @EndoCollabcom: A case of Boerhaave syndrome, showing a large hole at the esophagogastric junction. The treatment involved two steps: 1…

Nov 22, 2024 · 2 shares · 246 followers View post →
NoemiT
@lusnoemi · X

RT @EndoCollabcom: A case of Boerhaave syndrome, showing a large hole at the esophagogastric junction. The treatment involved two steps: 1…

Nov 22, 2024 · 2 shares · 27 followers View post →
EndoCollab™ | GI Endoscopy Community
@EndoCollabcom · X

A case of Boerhaave syndrome, showing a large hole at the esophagogastric junction. The treatment involved two steps: 1. Primary closure using endostitch 2. Stent placement https://t.co/oTOObIvnle

Nov 22, 2024 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 29,813 followers View post →
HubeBooks
@BooksHube45635 · X

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Simone Giacopuzzi, ISBN-13: 978-3319287744 https://t.co/6ePoAvHbqN

Oct 31, 2024 View post →
ISBNPDF
@isbnpdf10170 · X

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Simone Giacopuzzi, ISBN-13: 978-3319287744 Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (March 7, 2017) Language: English 295 pages ISBN-10: 3319287745 ISBN-13: 978-3319287744 https://t.co/s4sq8Kx5zH

Oct 16, 2024 View post →
isbnebook
@isbnebook · X

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Simone Giacopuzzi, ISBN-13: 978-3319287744 Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Ju... https://t.co/foRz6G8wLd

Oct 16, 2024 · 1 followers View post →
Jena Pharmaceuticals
@Jena_Rx · X

The Esophagus. The Esophagogastric junction is about 4cm from the upper central incisors and 25 cm from the Upper esophageal sphincter…. https://t.co/EBDyY5lGfd

Oct 7, 2024 · 3 likes · 1,151 followers View post →
Life Science Publications
@lsn_publication · X

[Learning curve for a five-step procedure, transthoracic single-port assisted laparoscopic transabdominal diaphragmatic approach, for Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction]. #science #publication #research #publications https://t.co/jj8sCKpVhJ

Sep 24, 2024 · 113 followers View post →
AllyD
@allyome · X

@supportbrain1 Cardiospasm, typical findings is the “bird-beak” appearance on esophagography, which is the tapering of the esophagus at the esophagogastric junction, resembling a bird's beak.

Sep 15, 2024 · 112 followers View post →
AllyD
@allyome · X

@s_mamta99 @supportbrain1 Cardiospasm, typical findings is the “bird-beak” appearance on esophagography, which is the tapering of the esophagus at the esophagogastric junction, resembling a bird's beak.

Sep 15, 2024 · 112 followers View post →
QuickRead eBook
@QuickReadeBook · X

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Simone Giacopuzzi, ISBN-13: 978-3319287744 https://t.co/EqSXqO0ske

Aug 26, 2024 · 1 followers View post →
QuickReadeBook2
@quickreadebook2 · X

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Simone Giacopuzzi, ISBN-13: 978-3319287744 https://t.co/ue8YeKIvth

Aug 20, 2024 · 1 followers View post →
ebookquick2
@ebookquick2 · X

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Simone Giacopuzzi, ISBN-13: 978-3319287744 https://t.co/NwcOH7KIYR

Aug 19, 2024 · 1 followers View post →
eBookQuick
@eBookQuick · X

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Simone Giacopuzzi, ISBN-13: 978-3319287744 https://t.co/6N3edyzqtb

Aug 16, 2024 View post →
doctorjacob
@doctorjacobv · X

RT @Serhii_endo108: Hyperplastic polyp of the esophagogastric junction region (EGJ) associated with gastroesophageal reflux #GITwitter http…

Aug 5, 2024 · 5 shares · 23 followers View post →