fistula

An abnormal passage from one epithelialized tissue to another.

Specific

aortoenteric fistula; aortoduodenal fistula arterial fistula arteriovenous (AV) fistula bronchial fistula bronchopleural fistula carotid-cavernous fistula cutaneous fistula enterovesical fistula esophageal fistula fistula-in-ano (anorectal fistula) gastrocolic fistula gastroduodenal fistula gastrojejunocolic fistula hepatothoracic fistula intestinal fistula lacrimal fistula nasolabial fistula oromaxillary fistula oronasal fistula; nasopharyngeal fistula oval window fistula perilymph fistula peritoneal fistula pilonidal sinus/fistula pleural fistula prostatic fistula rectal fistula round window fistula salivary fistula tracheal fistula umbilical fistula ureteral fistula urethral fistula urethroperineal fistula urinary bladder fistula vaginal fistula venous fistula venovenous fistula vesicouterine fistula vesicovaginal fistula

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995