Upper GI

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Forrest Classification

Forrest Classification

The Forrest Classification is now used as a tool to identify patients who are at an increased risk for bleeding, rebleeding and mortality

ASGE Journal ScanEsophagus

A Negative Upper Endoscopy in Patients With GERD Reduces Incidence and Mortality From Upper GI Cancers

A Negative Upper Endoscopy in Patients With GERD Reduces Incidence and Mortality From Upper GI Cancers

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common reason for referral for upper endoscopy. This study sought to determine whether there is a relationship between

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Hiatus hernias and the Hill classification

Hiatus hernias and the Hill classification

To allow more precise assessment of the competence of the esophagogastric sphincter mechanism, Hill et al. presented a practical classification in 1996.