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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2015 Jun 5;25(3):491–507. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2015.03.004

Figure 1. Classification of gastric varices (adapted from Sarin and Kumar)36.

Figure 1

Gastric varices in the presence of esophageal varices are defined as gastroesophageal varices (GOVs). Types 1 GOV (GOV1)are gastric varices that occur along the lesser curvature, whereas GOVs present along the fundus are defined as type 2 GOV (GOV2). Gastric varices with no concurrent esophageal varices as called isolated gastric varices (IGVs). IGVs are further classified into type 1 (IGV1) when they are present in the gastric fundus or type 2 (IGV2) if present elsewhere in the stomach or first portion of the duodenum. GOV2 and IGV1 are sometimes grouped together and referred to as ‘fundic varices’.

GOV, gastroesophageal varies, IGV, isolated gastric varices