Changes in the esophageal mucosa of patients with non erosive reflux disease: How far have we gone?

Table 3 Histological score applied by Kandulski et al[8]

Type of Lesion	No changes	Mild changes	Moderate changes	Severe changes
Basal cell hyperplasia	0	1	2	3
Papillary elongation	0	1	2	3
Dilated intercellular spaces	0	1	2	3
Inflammation	0	1	2	3
Sum score	A cut-off value > 5 points was applied for discrimination between NERD and FH

Biopsies were taken 3-5 cm above the gastro-oesophageal junction.