Diseases

Arterio-Arterial Fistula

Abnormal communication between two ARTERIES that may result from injury or occur as a congenital abnormality.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Abnormal communication between two ARTERIES that may result from injury or occur as a congenital abnormality.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Arterio Arterial Fistula
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistulas
  • Fistula, Arterio-Arterial
  • Fistulas, Arterio-Arterial

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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

coordinate IM with specific arteries (IM) or precoordinate artery/disease term (IM); if congenital use /abnorm on the arteries and /congen on the artery/disease term and fistula

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History Note

87

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Previous Indexing

  • specific arteries (1966-1986)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arterio-Arterial Fistula. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001159. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001159
  2. Arterio-Arterial Fistula. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55278661