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Existing benchtop phantoms typically reproduce gross luminal curvature but fail to capture the sub-millimeter villous microstructure, the optical scattering behavior, and the luminal folding of native mucosa that together shape its endoscopic appearance. We developed a modular fabrication framework for an anatomically realistic small intestinal phantom with controlled villous microstructure. High-resolution drop-on-demand photopolymer material jetting was used to print discrete patches of villous-like micropillar arrays with tunable height, diameter, and spacing parameterized from histological data spanning Marsh 0 to 3c classifications. The printed patches were then dyed for mucosal-color realism, bonded onto a polyester\u2013spandex substrate, rolled into a continuous tube, and shaped with adjustable retainer rings to introduce luminal folds. Optical microscopy confirmed dimensional fidelity within \u00b110% of design values with patch-to-patch variation below 7%, and VCE imaging of healthy and atrophic configurations achieved structural similarity (SSIM) values of 0.625 and 0.761 against clinical mucosal imagery. 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