Antrum cardiacum

The antrum cardiacum is an ampoule-shaped enlargement of the esophagus after it has passed through the diaphragm and before it enters the cardia of the stomach (stomach entrance, stomach mouth). There is also another antrum (anteroom of the gatekeeper) in front of the pylorus (gatekeeper)

The antrum cardiacum is the starting point for an infection with Helicobacter pylori , one of the causes of type B gastritis (bacterial gastritis). After fecal-oral ingestion, the pathogen first colonizes this area, and then spreads aborally via the cardia and antrum pyloricum .

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