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Abstract
Abnormal communication most commonly seen between two internal organs, or between an internal organ and the surface of the body.
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- Fistulas
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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; coordinate with organ or precoordinated organ/disease term; anal fistula or fistula in ano: index RECTAL FISTULA, not FISSURE IN ANO; artificial fistula: Manual 23.14; ECK FISTULA see PORTACAVAL SHUNT, SURGICAL is also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fistula. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005402. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005402
- Fistula. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fistula
- Fistula. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189470