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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2026; 32(37): 119611
Published online Oct 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.119611
Published online Oct 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.119611
Table 3 Geboes scoring system
| Grade | Characteristics |
| Grade 0 architectural changes | 0.0 No abnormality |
| 0.1 Mild abnormality | |
| 0.2 Mild/moderate diffuse or multi-focal abnormalities | |
| 0.3 Severe diffuse or multifocal abnormalities | |
| Grade 1 chronic inflammatory infiltrates | 1.0 No increase |
| 1.1 Mild but unequivocal increase | |
| 1.2 Moderate increase | |
| 1.3 Marked increase | |
| Grade 2A: Eosinophils in lamina propria | 2A.0 No increase |
| 2A.1 Mild but unequivocal increase | |
| 2A.2 Moderate increase | |
| 2A.3 Marked increase | |
| Grade 2B: Neutrophils in lamina propria | 2B.0 No increase |
| 2B.1 Mild but unequivocal increase | |
| 2B.2 Moderate increase | |
| 2B.3 Marked increase | |
| Grade 3 neutrophils in epithelium | 3.0 None |
| 3.1 < 5% crypts involved | |
| < 50% crypts involved | |
| 3.3 > 50% crypts involved | |
| Grade 4 Crypt destruction | 4.0 None |
| 4.1 Probable: Local excess of neutrophils in part of the crypts | |
| 4.2 Probable: Marked attenuation | |
| 4.3 Unequivocal crypt destruction | |
| Grade 5 Erosions and ulcerations | 5.0 No erosion, ulceration or granulation tissue |
| 5.1 Recovering epithelium + adjacent inflammation | |
| 5.2 Probable erosion: Focally stripped | |
| 5.3 Unequivocal erosion | |
| 5.4 Ulcer or granulation tissue |
- Citation: Li M, Lou XY, Liu ZC, Peng B, Huang Y, Guo Q. Endocytoscopy for histological evaluation of inflammation in ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(37): 119611
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i37/119611.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.119611