Capsule Endoscopy for Portal Hypertensive Enteropathy

Table 1

Classifications of endoscopic abnormalities in patients with portal hypertensive enteropathy.

Year	First author	Classification
2005	De Palma [9]	Inflammatory-like lesions (grade 1); Edema, erythema, granularity, friability, and/or spontaneous bleeding; Vascular lesions (grade 2); Cherry-red spots, telangiectasias, angiodysplasia-like lesions, and varices
2008	Kodama [11]	Villous lesions; Edema of villi; Atrophy of villi; Reddening of villi; Vascular lesions; Angiodysplasia-like lesions; Red spots, vascular spiders, and lymphoid follicles with dilated vessels; Dilated/proliferated vessels; Tree-like dilated vessels and coil-like fine vessels; Varices
2010	Abdelaal [10]	Red spots; Angioectasias; Small bowel varices; Inflammatory-like lesions