©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Hepatol. Sep 18, 2015; 7(20): 2292-2302
Published online Sep 18, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i20.2292
Published online Sep 18, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i20.2292
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 |
- Citation: Nakayama H, Takayama T. Management before hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma with cirrhosis. World J Hepatol 2015; 7(20): 2292-2302
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