Classifications & Enitites

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Forrest Classification

Forrest Classification

The Forrest Classification is now used as a tool to identify patients …

ClassificationsPancreatobiliary System and Liver

Classification and characteristics of IgG4-associated cholangitis

Classification and characteristics of IgG4-associated cholangitis

On the basis of a clinical case, typical endoscopic findings and diagnostic …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Kodsi classification of Candida esophagitis

Kodsi classification of Candida esophagitis

Candidiasis is the most frequent form of infectious esophagitis. The characteristic white …

ClassificationsLower GI tract

Boston-Bowel-Preparation-Scale

Boston-Bowel-Preparation-Scale

Various measures introduced in recent decades have led to a reduction in …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Hiatus hernias and the Hill classification

Hiatus hernias and the Hill classification

To allow more precise assessment of the competence of the esophagogastric sphincter …

ClassificationsLower GI tract

Follow-up intervals after polypectomy

Follow-up intervals after polypectomy

Follow-up intervals after polypectomy Colonoscopy is the most reliable procedure for detecting …

ClassificationsLower GI tract

Sydney classification- assessment of deep mural injury after endoscopic mucosal resection.

Sydney classification- assessment of deep mural injury after endoscopic mucosal resection.

Classification presented by Burgess NG et al. based on retrospective evaluation, clinical …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

The CAES classification of anastomotic insufficiency in the esophagus

The CAES classification of anastomotic insufficiency in the esophagus

The Surgical Working Group on Endoscopy and Ultrasound (Chirurgische Arbeitsgemeinschaft fĂĽr Endoskopie …

ClassificationsLiteraturePancreatobiliary System and Liver

Endosonographic Criteria Chronic Pancreatitis

Endosonographic Criteria Chronic Pancreatitis

This article provides an overview of the scoring systems commonly used for …

ClassificationsPancreatobiliary System and Liver

Tokyo Classification Cholangitis (Guidelines)

Tokyo Classification Cholangitis (Guidelines)

Acute cholangitis results from disturbed biliary drainage and bacterial infection. The mortality …

ClassificationsPancreatobiliary System and Liver

IMPN: Fukuoka Classification (Guidelines)

IMPN: Fukuoka Classification (Guidelines)

Increasing numbers of cystic tumors in the pancreas are being diagnosed. It …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

BING Classification Early Barrett Neoplasia

BING Classification Early Barrett Neoplasia

Multimodal therapy for early Barrett’s neoplasias, has become established as the standard …

ClassificationsLower GI tract

WASP classification – optical diagnosis of polyps <10mm

WASP classification – optical diagnosis of polyps <10mm

Recently sessile serrated lesions (SSLs) have been recognized as another important precursor …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Achalasia: Chicago Classification

Achalasia: Chicago Classification

Achalasia is one of the differential diagnoses in patients with symptoms of …

ClassificationsLower GI tract

Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Endoscopic Scores

Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Endoscopic Scores

Chronic inflammatorey bowel disease (IBD) with ist two forms Crohns Disease (CD) …

ClassificationsLower GI tract

Polyp Classification: BASIC

Polyp Classification: BASIC

Basic (BLI Adenoma Serrated International Classification) Classification for colorectal polyp characterization with …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Esophagastric Junction Cancers (AEG)

Esophagastric Junction Cancers (AEG)

Tumors of the esophagogastric junction should be classified not only according to …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Paris Classification: Early Barrett Cancers

Paris Classification: Early Barrett Cancers

In the following, examples for superficial/early Barrett lesions of the esophagus are …

ClassificationsLower GI tract

Paris Classification: Early Colorectal Cancers

Paris Classification: Early Colorectal Cancers

The Paris classification for superficial / early tumors should be part of …

ClassificationsLower GI tractUpper GI tract

Paris Classification Early Cancer

Paris Classification Early Cancer

Endoscopic treatment for early carcinoma in the gastrointestinal tract has in the …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Paris Classification: Early Squamous Cell Cancers Esophagus

Paris Classification: Early Squamous Cell Cancers Esophagus

Examples of superficial/early squamous cell lesions in the esophagus are presented below. …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Paris Classification: Early Gastric Cancer

Paris Classification: Early Gastric Cancer

Examples of superficial/early gastric tumors are shown below. In the stomach, flat …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Prague Classification Barrett Esophagus

Prague Classification Barrett Esophagus

The Prague classification was presented by an international research group in 2006 …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Reflux Esophagitis: Los Angeles Classification

Reflux Esophagitis: Los Angeles Classification

Gastroesophageal reflux disease with endoscopically identifiable lesions (erosions, stricture, Barrett’s esophagus) is …

ClassificationsLower GI tract

Polyp Classification: NICE

Polyp Classification: NICE

The NICE (NBI International Colorectal Endoscopic) Classification is based on narrow-band images …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Esophageal Varices

Esophageal Varices

Various systems are available for classifying esophageal varices. Unfortunately, they only overlap …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

A classification for eosinophilic esophagitis has not yet been included in the …

ClassificationsUpper GI tract

Fundic Varices

Fundic Varices

In contrast to esophageal varices, there is only one classification system for …