E. Scapa et al., ESOPHAGOGASTRIC MUCOSAL JUNCTION (EGMJ) - ITS LOCATION AS MEASURED BYENDOSCOPY, Surgical laparoscopy & endoscopy, 7(2), 1997, pp. 159-161
The ''esophageal'' length, i.e., incisors-esophagogastric mucosal junc
tion distance, was measured endoscopically in 758 patients, retrospect
ively. Two hundred twenty-five additional patients were evaluated pros
pectively and their height and weight were measured. All patients were
analyzed according to their age and sex, indication for the procedure
, and its endoscopic diagnosis. ''Esophageal'' length was found to be
significantly longer in male patients. Fifty-three percent of the exam
ined population had ''esophageal'' length shorter than 38 cm, whereas
99% of patients with normal endoscopy had ''esophageal'' length of 38-
40 cm. Linear correlation was found between ''esophageal'' length and
height, but not with weight. Patients with dyspepsia and esophagitis h
ad a ''shorter'' esophagus, whereas those with tumors of the upper gas
trointestinal tract and those with duodenal ulcer had a ''longer'' eso
phagus.