"Intestinal Fistula" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
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D007412
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.267.550 C06.405.469.471 C23.300.575.185.550
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intestinal Fistula" by people in Profiles.
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Perrotti G, Myers RL, Sadri L, Mejia-Sierra L, Katsnelson J, Fassler SA, Shadis R. Spontaneous Enterocutaneous Fistula. Am Surg. 2023 Dec; 89(12):6209-6211.
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Lundy M, Garland-Kledzik M, Shen P. Arterio-Enteric Fistula after Irreversible Electroporation. Am Surg. 2019 Jan 01; 85(1):e55-e57.
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Tahir OM, Fedele CR, Sneider MB, Collins DS, Maloney DB. Cholecystocolonic fistula. Del Med J. 2014 Dec; 86(12):373-5.
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Hammami A, Sfaxi M, Attat R, Benslama R, Ayed M, Chebil M. [Reno-colo-pancreatic fistula: an exceptional complication of renal hydatic cyst]. Tunis Med. 2008 Sep; 86(9):840-1.
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Bel Haj Salah R, Daldoul S, Ben Temime L, Atat R, Sfaxi M, Haouet K, Chebil M, Zaouche A. [Colo-vesical fistulas complicating colonic diverticulosis: diagnosis and treatment]. Tunis Med. 2008 Jan; 86(1):93-4.
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Busuttil SJ, Goldstone J. Diagnosis and management of aortoenteric fistulas. Semin Vasc Surg. 2001 Dec; 14(4):302-11.
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Rolandelli R, Roslyn JJ. Surgical management and treatment of sepsis associated with gastrointestinal fistulas. Surg Clin North Am. 1996 Oct; 76(5):1111-22.
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Maher MM, Gontarek JD, Jimenez RE, Donowitz M, Yeo CJ. Role of brush border Na+/H+ exchange in canine ileal absorption. Dig Dis Sci. 1996 Apr; 41(4):651-9.
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Liu CD, Rolandelli R, Ashley SW, Evans B, Shin M, McFadden DW. Laparoscopic surgery for inflammatory bowel disease. Am Surg. 1995 Dec; 61(12):1054-6.
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Anthone GJ, Bastidas JA, Zinner MJ, Barnhart DC, Masoudi FA, Yeo CJ. Meal-stimulated canine jejunal ionic absorption. Influence of mucosal neural blockade. Dig Dis Sci. 1994 Jan; 39(1):75-82.