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Surgery G.I.T d116f598

True about Schatzki&;s ring

A
Has skeletal muscle
B
Located at lower esophagus
C
Causes dysphagia
D
Contain all layers of oesophagus
High-Yield Explanation
SCHATZKI'S RINGS They are semicircular protrusion of lower oesophageal mucosa located at or just above the oesophagogastric junction (squamocolumnar junction). Its under-surface is lined by columnar gastric epithelium. * They involve only the mucosa and submucosa of the oesophagus, not the muscle. * They present with dysphagia and reflux Treatment * Intermittent oesophageal bougienage. * Antireflux drugs .ref: SRB&;s manual of surgery,3 rd ed, pg no 749

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