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In anatomy, a fistula (: fistulas or fistulae ; from Latin fistula, "tube, pipe") is an abnormal connection (i.e. tube) joining two hollow spaces (technically, two epithelialized surfaces), such as blood vessels, intestines, or other hollow organs to each other, often resulting in an abnormal flow of fluid from one space to the other.

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Medical condition.name
Fistula
Medical condition.image
Colocutaneous Fistula.PNG
Medical condition.caption
Abdominal CT scan with right colocutaneous fistula and associated subcutaneous pneumatosis
Medical condition.field
General surgery

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Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (ICD-10-CM · MedlinePlus). Not medical advice.

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Instance of
disease
Image
Analfistel nach op.jpg
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Commons category
Fistulae
topic's main category
Category:Fistulas
different from
Vistula
NCI Thesaurus ID
C3045
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