GORD
Description :
The severity of erosive oesophagitis on endoscopy is usually graded using the Los Angeles classification:
Grade A- One or more mucosal breaks no longer than 5 mm, none of which extends between the tops of the mucosal folds
Grade B- One or more mucosal breaks more than 5 mm long, none of which extends between the tops of two mucosal folds
Grade C- Mucosal breaks that extend between the tops of two or more mucosal folds, but which involve less than 75% of the oesophageal circumference
Grade D-Mucosal breaks which involve at least 75% of the oesophageal circumference
Courtesy: www.gastrointestinalatlas.com
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Citation :
Gastrotraining A. GORD in Videos. Gastrotraining. Dec, 2010.