Figure 7 - Attachment of phrenoesophageal ligand to lower esophageal sphincter.
From the following article
Pathophysiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Nicholas E. Diamant
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo21
Note that the upper attachment of the ligament is at the level of the muscular ring (A ring) and the lower attachment is at the level of the mucosal ring (Schatzi, B ring) (Source: Netter medical illustration used with permission of Elsevier. All rights reserved.)
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