Review Article
Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy in the Study of Colonic Mucosa in IBD Patients: A Review
Table 1
Classification of crypt architecture by e-CLE assessment in ulcerative colitis [
6].
| CLE crypt architecture | Description |
| (A) normal | Regular arrangement and size of crypts | (B) chronic inflammation | Irregular arrangement of crypts, enlarged spaces between crypts | (C) acute inflammation | Dilation of crypt openings, more irregular arrangement of crypts, and enlarged spaces between crypts as compared to type B | (D) acute inflammation | Crypt destruction and/or crypt abscess |
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