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Table 5 General rules for recording endoscopic findings of esophagogastric varices[50]

Category	Code subcategory
Location (L)	Ls: Locus superior
	Lm: Locus medialis
	Li: Locus inferior
	Lg-c: Adjacent to the cardiac orifice
	Lg-cf: Extension from the cardiac orifice to the fornix
	Lg-f: Isolated in the fornix
	Lg-b: Located in the gastric body
	Lg-a: Located in the gastric antrum
Form (F)	F0: No varicose appearance
	F1: Straight, small-caliber varices
	F2: Moderately enlarged, beady varices
	F3: Markedly enlarged, nodular or tumor-shaped varices
Color (C)	Cw: White varices
	Cb: Blue varices
	Cw-Th: Thrombosed white varices
	Cb-Th: Thrombosed blue varices
Red color signs (RC)	RWM: Red wale markings
	CRS: Cherry red spots
	HCS: Hematocystic spots
	Esophageal varices: RC0, RC1, RC2, RC3
	Gastric varices: RC0, RC1
	Te: Telangiectasia
Bleeding signs	Gushing bleeding
	Spurting bleeding
	Oozing bleeding
	Red plug
	White plug
Mucosal findings	E: Erosion
	Ul: Ulcer
	S: Scar