fistula
fistula
Definition
fis·tula (fis′tyo̵̅o̅ lə, -c̸hə lə)
noun pl. -·las or -·lae′--lē′
- Rare a pipe or tube
- an abnormal passage from an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the skin or to another abscess, cavity, or organ
Etymology: ME < OFr < L, a pipe, ulcer
fistula
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cause: Occasionally, when the aneurysm has ruptured on the right side the tear may have caused a fistula into the vena cava.
- have: Patients who have a fistula can usually feel it " buzzing " slightly.
- create: Sometimes, the surgeon will not be able to create a fistula from the veins in your child's arm.
- repair: There is some controversy over the need to repair the fistula at the same time or at a later date.
- develop: I have Crohn's disease affecting the anus and have just developed a fistula that goes to the vagina.
Preposition: between
- artery: Cimino and Brescia described the creation of a subcutaneous arterio-venous fistula between the radial artery and an adjacent vein in 1966.
Adjective modifier
- arteriovenous: The majority of acquired arteriovenous fistula in the neck are caused by penetrating trauma from gunshot or stab wounds 3.
- vesico-vaginal: He has had training in the repair of vesico-vaginal fistulas.
- cholecystocolic: The inflammatory mass around the cholecystocolic fistula in the right upper quadrant was left undisturbed to minimize operative morbidity.
- tracheo-oesophageal: He performed pioneer work in the early days of the management of tracheo-oesophageal fistula in neonates.
- enterocutaneous: The recommended dose for closure of enterocutaneous fistulas is 5 mg of infliximab for every kg of body weight.
- pancreatic: In 2 cases PPC was the consequence of a pancreatic fistula evolved in acute pancreatitis of the stump.
Modifies a noun
- formation: There was no death, acute serious morbidity, or fistula formation.
- surgery: A person at my hospital was just recovering from fistula surgery.
- operation: Further visits for fistula operations are planned for October, and midwife support in 2006.
- repair: However, recent survey of fistula repair throughout Uganda revealed that only 270 repairs were carried out in 2002.
- patient: The center has a capacity for 500 to 600 fistula patients per year.
- closure: Surgical repair should be attempted when spontaneous fistula closure does not occur, but it should be delayed for at least 3 months.
Noun used with modifier
- perilymph: On top of this there is a chance that you could have a " perilymph fistula " .
Preposition: after
- resection: AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk factors for pancreatic fistula after pancreatic head resection.
