Diseases

Respiratory Tract Fistula

An abnormal passage communicating between any component of the respiratory tract or between any part of the respiratory system and surrounding organs.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

An abnormal passage communicating between any component of the respiratory tract or between any part of the respiratory system and surrounding organs.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Respiratory System Fistula
  • Fistula, Respiratory System
  • Fistula, Respiratory Tract
  • Fistulas, Respiratory Tract
  • Respiratory System Fistulas
  • Respiratory Tract Fistulas

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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

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

98; use explode 1991-97

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Previous Indexing

  • Fistula (1966-1997)
  • specific fistula (1966-1997)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C08w.702
  2. C23.300.575w.687

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Respiratory Tract Fistula. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016156. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016156
  2. Respiratory Tract Fistula. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54943915