"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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| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 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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Solaiman AZ, Kulaylat AN, Santos MC, Rocourt DV, Methratta ST, Millington K, Alexander CP. Delayed Presentation of Jejuno-Jejunal Fistula With Stricture After Physical Child Abuse. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 Jul; 32(7):462-4.
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Presley BC, Hayden GE. More than just hematuria. J Emerg Med. 2014 Dec; 47(6):e149-50.
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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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Hallock GG, Cipolle MD, Bradow BP. Enterocutaneous fistula associated with an unrecognized retained vacuum-assisted closure sponge. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Aug; 122(2):84e-85e.
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Hager E, Isenberg G, Gonsalves C, Moudgill N, Dong S, DiMuzio P. A new anatomic variant of the aorta: a case report. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jul; 48(1):213-5.
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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.