MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE ESOPHAGUS IN NORM AND IN PATHOLOGY

  • Ruslan A Nasyrov Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University 194100, Saint-Рetersburg
  • Yuri P Uspenskiy Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University; First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov 194100, Saint-Рetersburg; 197022, Saint-Petersburg
  • Yuliya A Fominykh Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University; First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov 194100, Saint-Рetersburg; 197022, Saint-Petersburg
  • Elena Yu Kalinina Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University 194100, Saint-Рetersburg
  • Alexander A Gnutov Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University 194100, Saint-Рetersburg
Keywords: esophageal morphology, lymphocytic esophagitis, eosinophilic esophagitis, IgG4-associated esophagitis

Abstract

The article presents the morphological features of the esophagus, including submucosal and cardiac glands that perform a specific protective function, stratified squamous non -keratinized epithelium, impermeable to intraluminal nutrition, submucosal nerve plexus, areas of mucous gland heterotopy penetrating into the proximal alimentary esophagus, gastroesophageal junction and lower digestive tract sphincter. Characteristic patterns of manifestation of aggressive environmental factors are described, as well as inflammation of the esophageal mucosa, such as lymphocytic esophagitis, eosinophilic esophagitis, IgG4-associated esophagitis.

Author Biographies

Ruslan A Nasyrov, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University 194100, Saint-Рetersburg
Litovskaya str., 2
Yuri P Uspenskiy, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University; First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov 194100, Saint-Рetersburg; 197022, Saint-Petersburg
Litovskaya str., 2; ul. Leo Tolstoy, 6-8
Yuliya A Fominykh, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University; First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov 194100, Saint-Рetersburg; 197022, Saint-Petersburg
Litovskaya str., 2; ul. Leo Tolstoy, 6-8
Elena Yu Kalinina, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University 194100, Saint-Рetersburg
Litovskaya str., 2
Alexander A Gnutov, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University 194100, Saint-Рetersburg
Litovskaya str., 2; Assistant of the Department of Faculty Therapy named after Professor V.A. Waldman.
Published
2022-07-22
How to Cite
Nasyrov, R. A., Uspenskiy, Y. P., Fominykh, Y. A., Kalinina, E. Y., & Gnutov, A. A. (2022). MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE ESOPHAGUS IN NORM AND IN PATHOLOGY. University Therapeutic Journal, 4(3), 4-13. Retrieved from https://ojs3.gpmu.org/index.php/Un-ther-journal/article/view/4119
Issue
Vol 4 No 3 (2022)
Section
Статьи