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World J Clin Pediatr. Nov 9, 2021; 10(6): 124-136
Published online Nov 9, 2021. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v10.i6.124
Table 3 Zargar classification for corrosive esophageal injury
Zargar classification
Grade 0Normal examination
Grade 1Edema and hyperemia of the mucosa
Grade 2
2aFriability, hemorrhages, erosions, blisters, whitish membranes, exudates and superficial ulcerations
2bGrade 2a plus deep discrete or circumferential ulceration
Grade 3
3aMultiple ulcerations and areas of necrosis (areas of brown-black or grayish discoloration were taken as evidence of necrosis)
3bSmall scattered areas of necrosis; extensive necrosis