define mucous fistula
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- To protect the intestinal tissue from drying and to. contain the mucus excreted. CONSIDERATIONS: 1. A mucous fistula is an opening on the abdomen that. leads to the resting portion of the intestine. A. normal function of the intestine is to secrete mucus. 2. Consult the enterostomal therapist or physician if. odor is heavy or drainage requires more than one. dressing per day.
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Gastrointestinal Fistula A gastrointestinal fistula (GIF) is an abnormal opening that allows gastric fluids to be discharged through the lining of the stomach, intestines, or colon.The discharge can leak into other organs or the skin, causing infection.There are four main types of GIFs: gastrointestinal fistula (GIF) is an abnormal opening that allows gastric fluids to be discharged through the lining of the stomach, intestines, or colon.
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Rectovaginal fistula Rectovaginal fistula. A rectovaginal fistula is a medical condition where there is a fistula or abnormal connection between the rectum and the vagina.
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Fistulas A fistula is an abnormal connection between two parts inside of the body. Fistulas may develop between different organs, such as between the esophagus and the windpipe or the bowel and the vagina. They can also develop between two blood vessels, such as between an artery and a vein or between two arteries. Some people are born with a fistula. Other common causes of fistulas include. Complications from surgery; Injury; Infection
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- Pharyngocutaneous fistula is a common and troublesome postoperative complication of total laryngectomy. The first clinical reports demonstrating the use of a linear stapling device for mucosal closure of laryngectomy defects were published in 1971 by Luk'ianchenko (1) and Sorokina.
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Fistula A fistula is an abnormal anastomosis, that is, an abnormal connection between two hollow spaces (technically, two epithelialized surfaces), such as blood vessels, intestines, or other hollow organs. Fistulas are usually caused by injury or surgery, but they can also result from an infection or inflammation. Fistulas are generally a disease condition, but they may be surgically created for therapeutic reasons.
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Fistula A fistula is an abnormal connection between two hollow spaces (technically, two epithelialized surfaces), such as blood vessels, intestines, or other hollow organs. Fistulas are usually caused by injury or surgery, but they can also result from an infection or inflammation.
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- Obstetric fistula—a hole between the bladder and the vagina or the rectum, or both—is a childbirth injury caused by prolonged, obstructed labour, without timely medical intervention; typically, a Caesarean section. The baby almost always dies during labour.
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Medical Terminology - Chapter 11 Coronary artery fistula is an abnormal connection between one of the coronary arteries and a heart chamber or another blood vessel. The coronary arteries are blood vessels that bring oxygen-rich blood to the heart. Fistula means abnormal connection.
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Anal Fistula An anal fistula is a communicating tract (“tunnel”) between the inner anus or rectum and the external skin surrounding the anus.n anal fistula is a communicating tract (“tunnel”) between the inner anus or rectum and the external skin surrounding the anus.
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Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Esophageal Atresia Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) (TRAY-KEY-o-i-SOF-uh-JEAL FIS-chu-luh) is a condition in which an abnormal channel, called a fistula, connects the windpipe (trachea) to the tube that leads from the mouth to the stomach (esophagus). Food and saliva can get into the trachea and lungs through this channel. This can make a child cough or choke and lead to lung infections or pneumonia. Esophageal atresia (EA) (i-SOF-uh-JEAL uh-TREE-zhuh) is a condition where the esophagus does not form completely.
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- Fistula of the oral cavity: causes and treatment. Author: dentist Polevskaya K.G. Fistula - a course in tissues and organs, manifested as a result of the infectious process. They pass from the depths of the organs to the skin and from the thickness of the tissues into the lumen of the hollow organ.
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fistula n, pl -las or -lae (-ˌliː) 1. (Pathology) pathol an abnormal opening between one hollow organ and another or between a hollow organ and the surface of the skin, caused by ulceration, congenital malformation, etc. 2. obsolete any musical wind instrument; a pipe.
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Abscess and Fistula Expanded Information An anal fistula (also commonly called fistula-in-ano) is frequently the result of a previous or current anal abscess. This occurs in up to 50% of patients with abscesses. Normal anatomy includes small glands just inside the anus. The fistula is the tunnel that forms under the skin and connects the clogged infected glands to an abscess. A fistula can be present with or without an abscess and may connect just to the skin of the buttocks near the anal opening.
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- A fistula that has formed in the wall of the vagina is called a vaginal fistula. A vaginal fistula that opens into the urinary tract is called a vesicovaginal fistula. A vaginal fistula that opens into the rectum is called a rectovaginal fistula. A vaginal fistula that opens into the colon is called a colovaginal fistula. A vaginal fistula that opens into the small bowel is called a enterovaginal fistula.
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Definition & Facts for Diverticular Disease A fistula is an abnormal passage, or tunnel, between two organs or between an organ and the outside of your body. The most common types of fistula with diverticulitis occur between the colon and the bladder or between the colon and the vagina in women.
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Diseases of poverty Obstetric fistula (or vaginal fistula) is a medical condition in which a fistula (hole) develops between either the rectum and vagina (see rectovaginal fistula) or between the bladder and vagina (see vesicovaginal fistula) after severe or failed childbirth, when adequate medical care is not available.
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Abscess and Fistula Expanded Information Occasionally, bacteria, fecal material or foreign matter can clog an anal gland and tunnel into the tissue around the anus or rectum, where it may then collect in a cavity called an abscess. An anal fistula (also commonly called fistula-in-ano) is frequently the result of a previous or current anal abscess. This occurs in up to 50% of patients with abscesses. Normal anatomy includes small glands just inside the anus. The fistula is the tunnel that forms under the skin and connects the clogged infected glands to an abscess. A fistula can be present with or without an abscess and may connect just to the skin of the buttocks near the anal opening.
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- A fistula that has formed in the wall of the vagina is called a vaginal fistula. A vaginal fistula that opens into the urinary tract is called a vesicovaginal fistula. A vaginal fistula that opens into the rectum is called a rectovaginal fistula.
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- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A mucous membrane or mucosa (plural, mucosae or mucosas; Latin tunica mucosa) is a lining of mostly endodermal origin. It consists of an epithelium (a layer, or layers of epithelial cells) and an underlying lamina propria of loose connective tissue.f the lining is torn or broken, mucus is incapable of performing its roles of preventing infection and retaining tissue moisture levels. In the female, the glans clitoridis and the clitoral hood have mucous membranes.
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- Hence, an oro-antral fistula is an. epithelised tract linking the maxillary sinus to the mouth; the tract becomes 'permanent'. (Alternative names for an OAC / OAF include oro-antral &. oral fistulæ, sinus perforations and antra-oral fistulæ).
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Fistula A fistula is an abnormal anastomosis, that is, an abnormal connection between two hollow spaces (technically, two epithelialized surfaces), such as blood vessels, intestines, or other hollow organs. Fistulas are usually caused by injury or surgery, but they can also result from an infection or inflammation.
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- The proximal stoma, which is func-. tional, diverts feces to the abdominal wall. The distal stoma, also called the mucus fistula, expels mucus from the distal. colon. It may be pouched or dressed with a 4 4 gauge dress-. ing. A double-barrel colostomy may be created for cases of.
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Anal fistula Anal fistula, or fistula-in-ano, is a chronic abnormal communication between the epithelialised surface of the anal canal and (usually) the perianal skin.Anal fistulae originate from the anal glands, which are located between the internal and external anal sphincter and drain into the anal canal.nal fistula, or fistula-in-ano, is a chronic abnormal communication between the epithelialised surface of the anal canal and (usually) the perianal skin. Anal fistulae originate from the anal glands, which are located between the internal and external anal sphincter and drain into the anal canal.
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What is a Fistula? A vaginal fistula may form between the vagina and another body part such as the colon (colovaginal fistula), rectum (rectovaginal fistula), the small intestine (enterovaginal fistula) or the bladder (vesicovaginal fistula). The fistula may form as a result of injury, surgery, infection or radiotherapy.
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Fistulas A fistula is an abnormal connection between two parts inside of the body. Fistulas may develop between different organs, such as between the esophagus and the windpipe or the bowel and the vagina. They can also develop between two blood vessels, such as between an artery and a vein or between two arteries. Some people are born with a fistula.