Endoscopic assessment of oesophagitis: clinical and functional correlates and further validation of the Los Angeles classification

Lundell, Lars; Dent, John; R Bennett, J; L. Blum, A.; Armstrong, David; P. Galmiche, J.; B. Johnson, Frank; Hongo, Michio; E. Richter, Joel; J. Spechler, Stuart; N. J. Tytgat, G.; Wallin, L.

doi:10.1136/gut.45.2.172

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Endoscopic assessment of oesophagitis: clinical and functional correlates and further validation of the Los Angeles classification

Published in Gut • Aug 1, 1999

Authors:

Lars Lundell

John Dent

J R Bennett

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic oesophageal changes are diagnostically helpful and identify patients exposed to the risk of disease chronicity. However, there is a serious lack of agreement about how to describe and classify the appearance of reflux oesophagitis AIMS: To examine the reliability of criteria t...

Subject

Medicine

Heartburn

Internal medicine

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