Preferred Label : intestinal fistula;
MeSH definition : 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 synonym : fistula, intestinal;
MeSH hyponym : cholecystoduodenal fistula; enterocutaneous fistula; colovesical fistula; Fistula, Colovesical; Fistula, Enterocutaneous; Fistula, Cholecystoduodenal;
MeSH annotation : fistula policy: Manual 23.19 ; RECTAL FISTULA & RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA are also available;
pathological artificial anus in historical literature is indexed here or under its
specifics; surgically created artificial anus is indexed under COLOSTOMY;
Origin ID : D007412;
UMLS CUI : C0021833;
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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).