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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Nov 5, 2024; 15(6): 99097
Published online Nov 5, 2024. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v15.i6.99097
Published online Nov 5, 2024. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v15.i6.99097
Table 1 Classification systems for endoscopic and computed tomography grading of acute corrosive injuries
| Modified Zargar endoscopic grading[1] | |
| Grade 0 | Normal |
| Grade I | Oedema and hyperaemia of mucosa |
| Grade IIA | Superficial localised ulcerations, friability and blisters |
| Grade IIB | Circumferential and deep ulcerations |
| Grade IIIA | Multiple and deep ulcerations and small, scattered areas of necrosis |
| Grade IIIB | Extensive necrosis |
| Grade IV | Perforation |
| CT grading[2] | |
| Grade 1 | Normal appearance |
| Grade 2 | Wall and soft tissue oedema, increased wall enhancement |
| Grade 3 | Transmural necrosis with absent wall enhancement (with or without perforation) |
- Citation: Scriba MF, Jonas E, Chinnery GE. Predicting full-thickness necrosis in adult acute corrosive ingestion injuries in a sub-Saharan African setting. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2024; 15(6): 99097
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