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Intestinal fistula

MedGen UID:
5862
Concept ID:
C0021833
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Fistula, Intestinal; Intestinal Fistula
SNOMED CT: Fistula of intestine (38851006)
 
HPO: HP:0100819
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:1040017

Definition

An abnormal connection between the gut and another hollow organ, such as the bladder, urethra, vagina, or other regions of the gastrointestinal tract. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Maurer LR, Fagenholz PJ
JAMA Surg 2023 Jan 1;158(1):81-88. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5695. PMID: 36383374
Ghimire P
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Jan 15;60(245):93-100. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5780. PMID: 35199684Free PMC Article
Luo Y, He X, Geng L, Ouyang R, Xu Y, Liang Y, Wu J, Zhang H, Ye Z, Zou R, Wu Q, Chai C
BMC Gastroenterol 2022 Feb 12;22(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12876-022-02136-w. PMID: 35151250Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gefen R, Garoufalia Z, Zhou P, Watson K, Emile SH, Wexner SD
Tech Coloproctol 2022 Nov;26(11):863-874. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1007/s10151-022-02656-3. PMID: 35915291
Truong A, Zaghiyan K, Fleshner P
Surg Clin North Am 2019 Dec;99(6):1151-1162. Epub 2019 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2019.08.012. PMID: 31676054
Hirten RP, Shah S, Sachar DB, Colombel JF
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2018 Mar 19;24(4):752-765. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izx108. PMID: 29528400
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Diagnosis

Perrotti G, Myers RL, Sadri L, Mejia-Sierra L, Katsnelson J, Fassler SA, Shadis R
Am Surg 2023 Dec;89(12):6209-6211. Epub 2022 Jul 6 doi: 10.1177/00031348221114037. PMID: 35792835
Liu YY, Bi SY, He QR, Fan Y, Wu SD
J Invest Surg 2022 Nov-Dec;35(11-12):1841-1846. Epub 2022 Sep 27 doi: 10.1080/08941939.2022.2113188. PMID: 36167340
Ghimire P
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Jan 15;60(245):93-100. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5780. PMID: 35199684Free PMC Article
Ashrafi AN, Sotelo R
N Engl J Med 2019 Jun 27;380(26):e51. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1900267. PMID: 31242365
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Therapy

Perrotti G, Myers RL, Sadri L, Mejia-Sierra L, Katsnelson J, Fassler SA, Shadis R
Am Surg 2023 Dec;89(12):6209-6211. Epub 2022 Jul 6 doi: 10.1177/00031348221114037. PMID: 35792835
Chung J
Adv Surg 2018 Sep;52(1):155-177. Epub 2018 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2018.03.007. PMID: 30098611
Hirten RP, Shah S, Sachar DB, Colombel JF
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2018 Mar 19;24(4):752-765. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izx108. PMID: 29528400
Kumpf VJ, de Aguilar-Nascimento JE, Diaz-Pizarro Graf JI, Hall AM, McKeever L, Steiger E, Winkler MF, Compher CW; FELANPE; American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2017 Jan;41(1):104-112. Epub 2016 Dec 5 doi: 10.1177/0148607116680792. PMID: 27913762
Sands BE, Anderson FH, Bernstein CN, Chey WY, Feagan BG, Fedorak RN, Kamm MA, Korzenik JR, Lashner BA, Onken JE, Rachmilewitz D, Rutgeerts P, Wild G, Wolf DC, Marsters PA, Travers SB, Blank MA, van Deventer SJ
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Prognosis

Chung J
Adv Surg 2018 Sep;52(1):155-177. Epub 2018 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2018.03.007. PMID: 30098611
Coremans L, Van Der Meersch F, Colle I, Van den Bossche B
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Clinical prediction guides

Maurer LR, Fagenholz PJ
JAMA Surg 2023 Jan 1;158(1):81-88. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5695. PMID: 36383374
Gachabayov M, Essani R, Bergamaschi R
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2018 Feb;403(1):11-22. Epub 2017 Sep 5 doi: 10.1007/s00423-017-1621-6. PMID: 28875302
Rossi UG, Cariati M
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2015 Sep-Oct;9(5):461-2. Epub 2015 Apr 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2015.03.009. PMID: 25958007
Singh B, McC Mortensen NJ, Jewell DP, George B
Br J Surg 2004 Jul;91(7):801-14. doi: 10.1002/bjs.4613. PMID: 15227686
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Recent systematic reviews

Froiio C, Bernardi D, Asti E, Bonavina G, Conti A, Carmignani L, Bonavina L
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2022 Oct 1;32(5):577-585. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000001099. PMID: 36044282
Gefen R, Garoufalia Z, Zhou P, Watson K, Emile SH, Wexner SD
Tech Coloproctol 2022 Nov;26(11):863-874. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1007/s10151-022-02656-3. PMID: 35915291
Zizzo M, Tumiati D, Bassi MC, Zanelli M, Sanguedolce F, Porpiglia F, Fiori C, Campobasso D, Castro Ruiz C, Bergamaschi FA, Maestroni UV, Carrieri G, Cormio L, Biolchini F, Palicelli A, Soriano A, Sassatelli R, Ascani S, Annessi V, Giunta A
Minerva Urol Nephrol 2022 Aug;74(4):400-408. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.21.04750-9. PMID: 34791866
Gachabayov M, Essani R, Bergamaschi R
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2018 Feb;403(1):11-22. Epub 2017 Sep 5 doi: 10.1007/s00423-017-1621-6. PMID: 28875302
Kumpf VJ, de Aguilar-Nascimento JE, Diaz-Pizarro Graf JI, Hall AM, McKeever L, Steiger E, Winkler MF, Compher CW; FELANPE; American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2017 Jan;41(1):104-112. Epub 2016 Dec 5 doi: 10.1177/0148607116680792. PMID: 27913762

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