Table 1

The Los Angeles classification of oesophagitis

Grade AOne (or more) mucosal break no longer than 5 mm, that does not extend between the tops of two mucosal folds
Grade BOne (or more) mucosal break more than 5 mm long that does not extend between the tops of two mucosal folds
Grade COne (or more) mucosal break that is continuous between the tops of two or more mucosal folds but which involves less than 75% of the circumference
Grade DOne (or more) mucosal break which involves at least 75% of the oesophageal circumference