title: General rules for recording endoscopic findings of esophagogastric varices (2nd edition).
abstract: General rules for recording endoscopic findings of esophageal varices were initially proposed in 1980 and revised in 1991. These rules have widely been used in Japan and other countries. Recently, portal hypertensive gastropathy has been recognized as a distinct histological and functional entity. Endoscopic ultrasonography can clearly depict vascular structures around the esophageal wall in patients with portal hypertension. Owing to progress in medicine, we have updated and slightly modified the former rules. The revised rules are simpler and more straightforward than the former rules and include newly recognized findings of portal hypertensive gastropathy and a new classification for endoscopic ultrasonographic findings.
authors.affiliation: The Japan Society for Portal Hypertension, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajiri
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Katsutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Obara
authors.forename: Morikazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onji
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kage
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kokudo
authors.forename: Shigehiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kokubu
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sakaida
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sata
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tajiri
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukada
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nonami
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.forename: Shouzou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murashima
authors.forename: Fuminori
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moriyasu
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saigenji
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oho
authors.forename: Tomoharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Akitake
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasumi
authors.forename: Kiwamu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Futagawa
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Idezuki
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D019160:Endosonography; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records