False about Barrett's oesophagus is: (A) In sho - segment Barrett's there is less than 3 cm of columnar epithelium, (B) Barrett's ulcer occurs just above the squamocolumnar junction, (C) If a peptic stricture occurs in Barrett's oesophagus it always occurs at the new squamocolumnar junction, (D) It is a premalignant condition
Answer is B. Barrett's ulcer is an ulcer in the columnar-lined poion of Barrett's oesophagus.These are distinct from the more usual erosions of reflux oesophagitis that always occur at or just above the squamocolumnar junction.