Goligher classification
Surgery and anaesthesia
Also known as: Goligher-Klassifikation · Hämorrhoiden-Grade · Goligher sınıflaması · Goligher classification of internal haemorrhoids
What it is for
The Goligher classification grades internal haemorrhoids by the degree of prolapse and whether it reduces. Grades:
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Grade I | enlarged cushions that may bleed but do not prolapse. |
| Grade II | prolapse on straining or defecation, reducing spontaneously. |
| Grade III | prolapse that needs manual reduction. |
| Grade IV | permanently prolapsed, cannot be reduced. |
| Note | the grade reflects prolapse only, not symptom burden or external components. |
Source
Surgery of the Anus, Rectum and Colon (5th ed.)
Baillière Tindall, London 1984 (Goligher JC)
- Edition
- Goligher grading (grades I–IV), standard since the 1980s
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