Table 1 Endoscopic characteristics, grading and scoring
Endoscopic appearance | Endoscopic characteristics | Grading system | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Red plaques | Apparent rubefaction in the normal gastric mucosa | None | 0 |
Grade I: sporadic or interrupted linear type | 1 | ||
Grade II: intensive plaques or linear series type | 2 | ||
Grade III: extensive fusion | 3 | ||
Erosion | Flattened or varioliform erosions: superficial mucosa is ruptured, along with flat or ridged erosion in the surrounding area | None | 0 |
Grade I: sporadic | 1 | ||
Grade II: local, multiple but no more than five | 2 | ||
Grade III: extensive, multiple and no less than six | 3 | ||
Hemorrhage | Hemorrhage in the mucosa: flattened hemorrhagic spots/plaques with bright red or dark red, together or not with errhysis | None | 0 |
Grade I: local | 1 | ||
Grade II: multiple sites | 2 | ||
Grade III: widespread | 3 | ||
Bile reflux | Olive green gastric juice; bile flow back into stomach because of opened pyloric orifice | None | 0 |
Grade I: yellowish or flavo-green mucinous lake | 1 | ||
Grade II: lies between grade I and grade III | 2 | ||
Grade III: massive yellow bile flow back into stomach, yellow mucus adhere to gastric mucosa | 3 |