Table 2.
Inflammatory mass change and evaluation. RLQ, right lower quadrant; ND, not detected; ATB, antibiotics; FU, follow-up; The size of inflammatory mass was the maximum diameter times the vertical short diameter in the largest cross section.
| Case | Diagnosis | CT/MRI | Location | Associate with | Used ATB before FMT | Baseline size (cm*cm) | Size at best time (cm*cm) | Final outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within the sixth months of FU | After the sixth months of FU | radiological | Clinical | |||||||
| 1 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | Fistula + Stricture | Yes | 5.3*3.6 | 3.5*2.7 | 4.4*3.3 | Improved | Sustained remission by FMTs |
| 2 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | None | No | 4.8*2.8 | 3.8*2.9 | 3.5*2.3 | Improved | Sustained remission by FMTs |
| 3 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ascending colon | None | No | 4.7*3.9 | ND | 3.9*2.8 | Improved | Sustained remission by FMTs |
| 4 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | Fistula | No | 8.0*5.4 | ND | 7.4*4.3 | Improved | Sustained remission by FMTs |
| 5 | Phlegmon | CT | Ileum/RLQ | Fistula | Yes | 14.0*8.0 | 3.8*3.3 | 0.0*0.0 | Healed | Sustained remission by FMTs |
| 6 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | None | No | 4.9*3.1 | ND | 3.9*2.8 | Improved | Sustained remission by FMTs |
| 7 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | Stricture | No | 7.9*2.0 | 7.4*3.5 | ND | Worse | Flare or relapse controlled by FMT |
| 8 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | None | Yes | 8.4*3.9 | 4.7*2.8 | 5.2*2.3 | Improved | Flare or relapse controlled by FMT |
| 9 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | Fistula | No | 8.9*6.2 | 8.2*5.5 | ND | Improved | Flare or relapse controlled by FMT |
| 10 | Abscess | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | None | No | 9.5*7.3 | 6.3*5.0 | ND | Improved | Flare or relapse controlled by FMT |
| 11 | Phlegmon | MRI | Descending colon | Fistula + Stricture | No | 5.7*7.7 | ND | 8.4*5.9 | Worse | Flare or relapse controlled by FMT |
| 12 | Abscess | MRI | Presacral region | Fistula | Yes | 6.1*3.5 | 5.8*2.7 | 5.5*2.8 | Improved | Flare or relapse controlled by FMT |
| 13 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | None | No | 8.3*5.4 | ND | 4.8*5.2 | Improved | Flare or relapse controlled by FMT |
| 14 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | Fistula | No | 6.9*4.2 | 3.4*2.9 | 0.0*0.0 | Healed | Flare or relapse controlled by FMT |
| 15 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | Stricture | No | 5.3*5.1 | ND | ND | ND | Flare or relapse controlled by FMT |
| 16 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | None | No | 6.1*5.3 | 5.7*5.4 | 6.6*5.2 | Unchanged | Stable for 18 months but then worse |
| 17 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | Fistula + Stricture | Yes | 7.0*6.1 | 5.6*5.6 | ND | Improved | No response to FMT |
| 18 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | None | No | 6.6*4.8 | ND | ND | ND | No response to FMT |
| 19 | Phlegmon | MRI | Sigmoid | Fistula + Stricture | No | 5.8*5.4 | 6.3*4.3 | ND | Improved | No response to FMT |
| 20 | Phlegmon | MRI | Sigmoid | Fistula | No | 6.9*5.7 | ND | ND | ND | No response to FMT |
| 21 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | None | No | 8.9*8.1 | 9.5*7.2 | ND | Unchanged | No response to FMT |
| 22 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ascending colon | Fistula + Stricture | No | 8.7*7.9 | 7.7*6.4 | ND | Improved | No response to FMT |
| 23 | Phlegmon | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | None | Yes | 10.1*6.7 | ND | 9.0*5.4 | Improved | Partial response, switch to stoma |
| 24 | Phlegmon | CT | Ileum/RLQ | Fistula + Stricture | No | 9.7*7.6 | 8.4*7.5 | ND | Improved | Partial response, switch to stoma |
| 25 | Abscess | MRI | Ileum/RLQ | Fistula | Yes | 12.4*7.9 | ND | ND | ND | Partial response, switch to stoma |