Diseases [C] » Digestive System Diseases [C06] » Digestive System Fistula » Intestinal Fistula
Diseases [C] » Digestive System Diseases [C06] » Gastrointestinal Diseases » Intestinal Diseases » Intestinal Fistula
Diseases [C] » Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23] » Pathological Conditions, Anatomical » Fistula » Digestive System Fistula » Intestinal Fistula
Description
An abnormal anatomical passage between the INTESTINE, and another segment of the intestine or other organs. External intestinal fistula is connected to the SKIN (enterocutaneous fistula). Internal intestinal fistula can be connected to a number of organs, such as STOMACH (gastrocolic fistula), the BILIARY TRACT (cholecystoduodenal fistula), or the URINARY BLADDER of the URINARY TRACT (colovesical fistula). Risk factors include inflammatory processes, cancer, radiation treatment, and surgical misadventures (MEDICAL ERRORS). MeSH
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Rectal Fistula
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