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. 2016 Jan 14;22(2):618–627. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.618

Table 1.

Buried bumper syndrome severity classification (adapted from[90])

Grade Finding
Action
Clinical (cannula) Endoscopical Radiological
0 Movable patent Normal Not needed Prevention
1 Movable patent Ulcer below the disc and/or marginal overgrowth1 (less than half of the disc area covered) Not needed Prevention/follow-up
2 Mostly fixed mostly patent Disc2 components still visible1 (more than half of the disc area covered) Not needed Endoscopy w/o dissection
3 Fixed might be patent Disc2 completely covered1 Disc localised inside the stomach Endoscopy with dissection
4 Fixed mostly blocked Disc2 completely covered1 Disc localised outside the stomach Surgery
5 Disc protrudes out of the skin or palpable just below the skin1 Disc2 completely covered Not needed Surgery/extraction
1

Disc represents all the internal part of the cannula including possible central knob;

2

Critical components of the classification.