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Abstract
Abnormal passage communicating with the ESOPHAGUS. The most common type is TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA between the esophagus and the TRACHEA.
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- Esophageal Fistulas
- Fistula, Esophageal
- Fistulas, Esophageal
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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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fistula policy: Manual 23.19+; ESOPHAGOTRACHEAL FISTULA see TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA is also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Esophageal Fistula. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004937. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004937
- Esophageal Fistula. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41795609