General rules for recording endoscopic findings of esophagogastric varices (2nd edition).
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.
Tajiri
Takashi
T
The Japan Society for Portal Hypertension, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshida
Hiroshi
H
Obara
Katsutoshi
K
Onji
Morikazu
M
Kage
Masayoshi
M
Kitano
Seigo
S
Kokudo
Norihiro
N
Kokubu
Shigehiro
S
Sakaida
Isao
I
Sata
Michio
M
Tajiri
Hisao
H
Tsukada
Kazuhiro
K
Nonami
Toshiaki
T
Hashizume
Makoto
M
Hirota
Shouzou
S
Murashima
Naoya
N
Moriyasu
Fuminori
F
Saigenji
Katsunori
K
Makuuchi
Hiroyasu
H
Oho
Kazuhiko
K
Yoshida
Tomoharu
T
Suzuki
Hiroaki
H
Hasumi
Akitake
A
Okita
Kiwamu
K
Futagawa
Shunji
S
Idezuki
Yasuo
Y
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