Skip to main content

Table 1 Macroscopic Colonic Damage Score System

From: Effective in vivo and ex vivogene transfer to intestinal mucosa by VSV-G-pseudotyped lentiviral vectors

Tissue Adhesion

Score

Observation

0

No adhesion

1

Little effort required to separate the colon from the surrounding tissue

2

Moderate effort required to separate the colon from the surrounding tissue

3

Severe adhesions

Degree of ulceration

Score

Observation

0

Normal appearance of the colon

1

Focal hyperemia with no ulcer

2

Presence of an ulcer and inflammation

3

Two (2) or more ulcers and regions of inflammation

Wall thickness

Score

Observation

0

Normal thickness

1

Mild thickening

2

Moderate thickening

3

Severe bowel thickening