"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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2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intestinal Fistula" by people in Profiles.
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Banter LR, Maatman TK, McGuire SP, Ceppa EP, House MG, Nakeeb A, Nguyen TK, Schmidt CM, Zyromski NJ. Duodenal complications in necrotizing pancreatitis: Challenges of an overlooked complication. Am J Surg. 2021 03; 221(3):589-593.
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Maatman TK, Roch AM, Ceppa EP, Easler JJ, Gromski MA, House MG, Nakeeb A, Schmidt CM, Sherman S, Zyromski NJ. The continuum of complications in survivors of necrotizing pancreatitis. Surgery. 2020 Dec; 168(6):1032-1040.
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Donahue C, Sarkar B, Narsule C, Taha A, Rosenblatt M. Management of an Anterior Abdominal Stab Wound in a Hostile Abdomen. Am Surg. 2020 Feb 01; 86(2):e79-e80.
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Drucker NA, Wang SK, Puzio T, Kim B, Goze K, Nakeeb A. Emergent Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Duodenum to Superior Mesenteric Vein Fistulation. Am Surg. 2020 Feb 01; 86(2):e61-e63.
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Chhabra L, Spodick DH. Persistent J-ST elevation: a sign of persistent perimyocardial irritation. Heart. 2014 Aug; 100(16):1301.
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Clements MB, Hedrick TL, Colen DL, Schenkman NS. Colovesical fistula caused by an ingested chicken bone. Urology. 2013 Dec; 82(6):e37-8.
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Hollander LL, Girard ED, Ruscher KA, Sayej W, Kim C, Finck CM. Infected urachal cyst secondary to a Crohn's enterourachal fistula. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Dec; 47(12):e43-6.
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Coukos JA, Howard LA, Weinberg JM, Becker JM, Stucchi AF, Farraye FA. ASCA IgG and CBir antibodies are associated with the development of Crohn's disease and fistulae following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Dig Dis Sci. 2012 Jun; 57(6):1544-53.
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Diaz JJ, Dutton WD, Ott MM, Cullinane DC, Alouidor R, Armen SB, Bilanuik JW, Collier BR, Gunter OL, Jawa R, Jerome R, Kerwin AJ, Kirby JP, Lambert AL, Riordan WP, Wohltmann CD. Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma: a review of the management of the open abdomen--part 2 "Management of the open abdomen". J Trauma. 2011 Aug; 71(2):502-12.
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Maykel JA, Fischer JE. Current management of intestinal fistulas. Adv Surg. 2003; 37:283-99.