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What is a fistula?

What is a fistula? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
  2. (rare) A tube, a pipe, or a hole.
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Subsequent inflammation may result in a fistula between these structures and the passage of a gall stone into the bowel.
A perilymph fistula will frequently accompany injuries to the stapes such as subluxation or fracture.
An X-ray revealed she had a condition called trachea oesophageal fistula and atresia, where the oesophagus and windpipe have not split properly.
One complication is a blood clot or thrombosis blocking the flow to the fistula.
Pulmonary embolism and lung arteriovenous fistula of the lung were excluded.
A small recent fistula may heal spontaneously if urine is diverted from the fistulous tract.

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