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* Blue or red discoloration of varices | |||
* Become prominent on compression of esophageal wall by esophagoscope | |||
* Linear/sigmoid shaped | |||
* < 2 mm in diameter | |||
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* Bluish in color | |||
* 2–3 mm in diameter | |||
* Mildly tortuous or straight | |||
* Elevated above the surface or the relaxed oesophagus | |||
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* Prominently elevated bluish veins | |||
* 3–4 mm in diameter | |||
* Straight or tortuous | |||
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* Bluish varices | |||
* > 4 mm in diameter, which completely surround the oesophageal lumen and almost meet in the mid-lumen | |||
* Tortuous | |||
* Closely packed around the wall | |||
* With or without mucosal cover | |||
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* Grape-like appearance | |||
* Occlude the lumen of the advancing oesophagoscope | |||
* Presence of small, cherry-red varices on top of a base of bluish varices | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Classification
Classification of esophageal varices
The following table outlines the major classification schemes for esophageal varices, based on grades:
Classification system | Grade | Interpretation of grade |
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Dagradi classification | 1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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Conn's classification | I | |
II | ||
III | ||
IV | ||
Paquet’s classification | I | |
II | ||
III | ||
IV | ||
Westaby classification | 1 | |
2 | ||
3 | ||
4 | ||
Soehendra classification | I | |
II | ||
III | ||
IV | ||
Calès classification | 1 | |
2 | ||
3 |