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Table 1 Los Angeles classification for erosive esophagitis

From: Stomach intestinal pylorus sparing surgery (SIPS) with laparoscopic fundoplication (LF): a new approach to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the setting of morbid obesity

Grade

Definition

A

≥1 mucosal breaks ≤5 mm long, none of which extends between the tops of the mucosal folds

B

≥1 mucosal breaks >5 mm long, none of which extends between the tops of mucosal folds

C

Mucosal breaks that extend between the tops of ≥2 mucosal folds, but which involve <75 % of the esophageal circumference

D

Mucosal breaks which involve ≥75 % of the esophageal circumference