Lithuanian Colorectal Cancer Implementation Guide
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Lithuanian Colorectal Cancer Implementation Guide, published by Lithuanian Medical Library. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.0.1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7LT/ig-lt-colorectal/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Sydney Classification

Official URL: https://tx.hl7.lt/fhir/ValueSet/sydney-classification Version: 0.0.1
Active as of 2026-07-03 Computable Name: SydneyClassificationVS

Sydney classification types for colon wall injury during diagnostic colonoscopy.

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Logical Definition (CLD)

 

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Sydney Classification for Colon Wall Injury v0.0.1 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 5 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
https://tx.hl7.lt/fhir/CodeSystem/sydney-classification  type-1Sydney DMI Type IType I: Intact submucosa and muscularis propria with superficial mucosal injury only. No specific treatment is usually required.
https://tx.hl7.lt/fhir/CodeSystem/sydney-classification  type-2Sydney DMI Type IIType II: Loss of clear distinction between submucosa and muscularis propria with focal loss of the submucosal plane. Endoscopic closure is usually suggested.
https://tx.hl7.lt/fhir/CodeSystem/sydney-classification  type-3Sydney DMI Type IIIType III: Visible target sign indicating injury to the muscularis propria. Endoscopic closure is required.
https://tx.hl7.lt/fhir/CodeSystem/sydney-classification  type-4Sydney DMI Type IVType IV: Clearly visible small-to-medium perforation, typically surrounded by a white cautery ring, without significant fecal contamination.
https://tx.hl7.lt/fhir/CodeSystem/sydney-classification  type-5Sydney DMI Type VType V: Large perforation with a visible hole and fecal contamination of the peritoneal cavity.

Description of the above table(s).