The AFS Endoscopic Classification of Esophago-Gastric Junction Integrity is Superior to the Hill Classification in Terms of Interobserver Variability
The AFS classification offers lower interobserver variability and greater reproducibility than the Hill classification, enhancing diagnostic consistency in GERD evaluation across expertise levels and specialties.
Authors
- Ivan Kristo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7999-1625)
- Tommaso Panici Tonucci
- Edoardo Vespa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5573-447X)
- Pamela Milito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5926-3943)
- Andrea Lovece (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5176-7303)
- Vito Annese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0082-892X)
- Sebastian F. Schoppman
- Salvatore Tolone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1653-9903)
- Giuseppe Dell’Anna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9395-5468)
- Davide Ferrari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7058-5011)
- Marco Sozzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-123X)
- Stefano Siboni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0532-3135)
- Andrea Scardino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-9197)
- Matteo Ghisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6026-5639)
- Guglielmo Albertini Petroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5015-0347)
- Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3187-2894)
- Nicola de Bortoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1995-1060)
- Erica Centorrino
- Lorenzo Cusmai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9686-9303)
- Emanuele Asti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2485-8269)
- Pierfrancesco Visaggi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6985-5301)
- Reza Asari
- Michele Puricelli
- Martin Riegler
- Veronica Lazzari
- Roberta De Maron
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- General Department of Preventive Medicine (VN)
- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato (IT)
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie (DE)
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (IT)
- PLA Navy General Hospital (CN)
- Lux Research (United States) (US)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mcg.0000000000002288
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01