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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007412
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007412
Preferred Name

Intestinal Fistula

Definitions
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).
Synonyms
Fistula, Intestinal
Cholecystoduodenal Fistula
Fistula, Cholecystoduodenal
Enterocutaneous Fistula
Colovesical Fistula
Fistula, Enterocutaneous
Fistula, Colovesical
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