Structured Summary
Abstract
An abnormal passage communicating between any components of the digestive system, or between any part of the digestive system and surrounding organ(s).
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Digestive System Fistulas
- Fistula, Digestive System
- Fistulas, Digestive System
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Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
98; use explode 1991-97
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Previous Indexing
- Fistula (1966-1997)
- specific fistula (1966-1997)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Digestive System Fistula. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016154. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016154
- Digestive System Fistula. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34397578