Editorial
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2011; 3(2): 23-29
Published online Feb 16, 2011. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i2.23
Table 2 Parameters and weightings for the capsule endoscopy scoring index[39]
ParametersNumberLongitudinal extentDescriptors
First tertileVillous appearanceNormal = 0Short segment = 8Single = 1
Edematous = 1Long segment = 12Patchy = 14
Whole segment = 20Diffuse = 17
UlcerNone = 0Short segment = 8< ¼ = 9
Single = 3Long segment = 12¼ to ½ =12
Few = 5Whole segment = 20> ½ = 18
Multiple = 10
Second tertileVillous appearanceNormal = 0Short segment = 8Single = 1
Edematous = 1Long segment = 12Patchy = 14
Whole segment = 20Diffuse = 17
UlcerNone = 0Short segment = 8< ¼ = 9
Single = 3Long segment = 12¼ to ½ = 12
Few = 5Whole segment = 20> ½ = 18
Multiple = 10
Villous appearanceNormal = 0Short segment = 8Single = 1
Edematous = 1Long segment = 12Patchy = 14
Whole segment = 20Diffuse = 17
UlcerNone = 0Short segment = 8< ¼ = 9
Single = 3Long segment = 12¼ to ½ =12
Few = 5Whole segment = 20> ½ = 18
Multiple = 10
Third tertileVillous appearanceNormal = 0Short segment = 8Single = 1
Edematous = 1Long segment = 12Patchy = 14
Whole segment = 20Diffuse = 17
UlcerNone = 0Short segment = 8< ¼ = 9
Single = 3Long segment = 12¼ to ½ =12
Few = 5Whole segment = 20> ½ = 18
Multiple = 10
Stenosis-rated for whole studyStenosisNone = 0Ulcerated = 24Traversed = 7
Single = 14Non-ulcerated = 2Not traversed = 10
Multiple = 20