Supplementation of Los Angeles classification with esophageal mucosa index of hemoglobin can predict the treatment response of erosive reflux esophagitis
(1) Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical Center, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70428, Taiwan, ROC;(2) Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC;
Abstract:
Background
We assessed whether the esophageal mucosa index of hemoglobin (IHb) could assist the Los Angeles (LA) classification in defining the severity of erosive reflux esophagitis (RE) and predicting the treatment response by esomeprazole.