Colonic Transendoscopic Enteral Tubing: Route for a Novel, Safe, and Convenient Delivery of Washed Microbiota Transplantation in Children
Table 1
Characteristics of 47 patients who underwent colonic TET.
Items
Results
Patients,
47
Age, years, median (IQR)
5 (4–6)
Gender, male, (%)
42 (89.36%)
Disease type, (%)
Autism
21 (44.68%)
Ulcerative colitis
6 (12.77%)
Clostridioides difficile infection
2 (4.26%)
Crohn’s disease
1 (2.12%)
Others
17 (36.17%)
Disease duration, years, median (IQR)
2 (1–3.5)
Success rate of TET, %
100%
Location for fixing distal tube, (%)
Ileocecal
29 (61.70%)
Transverse colon
12 (25.53%)
Ascending colon
6 (12.77%)
Endoscopic clip type, (%)
Small endoscopic clip
12 (25.53%)
Large endoscopic clip
35 (74.47%)
Retaining time of TET tube, days, median (IQR)
6 (5-7)
Removal of tube, (%)
Naturally fell out
45 (95.74%)
Actively pulled out
2 (4.26%)
Satisfaction, %
100%
Purpose of TET, (%)
WMT
45 (95.74%)
WMT and medical administration
2 (4.26%)
WMT: washed microbiota transplantation; TET: transendoscopic enteral tubing. Four cases with constipation, four with antibiotics-related dysbiosis, three with epilepsy, two with Tourette syndrome, two with atopic dermatitis, and two with allergic colitis.
