A working group from the American Foregut Society reviewed and expanded the Hill grade classification to aid in the characterization and treatment of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
“GERD is one of the most common chronic esophageal disorders, and endoscopy is one of the best ways to document the anatomic changes of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) that are correlated with the presence of GERD. Therefore, it is important to have a user-friendly classification system that