GI calculator & Index

Rutgeerts score

GI calculator & Index
Endoscopic findings No aphthous ulcers (0)
≤5 aphthous ulcers (1)
>5 aphthous lesions with normal intervening mucosa, skip areas of larger lesions or lesions confined to ileocolonic anastomosis (ie, less than 1 cm in length) (2)
Diffuse aphthous ileitis with diffusely inflamed mucosa (3)
Diffuse inflammation with larger ulcers, nodules and/or narrowing (4)

Rutgeerts score, from Rutgeerts P at al, Gastroenterology. 1990;99:956-63. with permission from Elsevier