fistula
Unwanted body channel
A fistula is an abnormal passage or channel connecting two body cavities or a cavity to the skin surface.
Fistulas may form from injury, infection, or surgery: The abscess developed into a fistula.
Some are created intentionally for medical purposes, as when surgeons construct a fistula to provide access for dialysis.
Localized pus collection
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- pusInfected tissue fluid
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
drainage · sepsis · necrosis · granulation · ulceration · wound · exudate · purulent
Chronic intestinal inflammation disorder
- diverticulitisInfected intestinal outpouchings
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- childbirthInfant's emergence from womb
surgery · cancer · tuberculosis · infection · obstruction · inflammatory bowel disease · abscess · complication
Enclosed underground route
- tractArea of land
- channelPassage for transmission
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- openingGap or start
connection · pathway · sinus · duct · communication · orifice · lumen · cavity
Invasive medical procedure
- repairRestore to working order
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
diversion · colostomy · debridement · antibiotics · drainage · catheter · stoma · pouching
Excessively fastidious
Continuing despite difficulty
- recurrentHappening multiple times
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- relapsingReturning to worse state
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
abscess
Localized pus collection
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- pusInfected tissue fluid
discharge · drainage · sepsis · necrosis · granulation · ulceration · wound · exudate · purulent · malodorous
Crohn's
Chronic intestinal inflammation disorder
- diverticulitisInfected intestinal outpouchings
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- traumaLasting psychological wound
childbirth · surgery · cancer · tuberculosis · infection · obstruction · inflammatory bowel disease · abscess · complication · congenital
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
- tractArea of land
- channelPassage for transmission
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
opening · connection · pathway · sinus · duct · communication · orifice · lumen · cavity · aperture
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
anastomosis · diversion · colostomy · debridement · antibiotics · drainage · catheter · stoma · pouching · wound care
anal
Excessively fastidious
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- recurrentHappening multiple times
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- relapsingReturning to worse state
refractory · intractable · ongoing · unresolved · protracted
- fistulas
- abnormalitiesmalformation, deformation, anomaly, birth defect, abnormal growth
- GI disordersCrohn's disease, gastroenteritis, IBS, GERD, ulcerative colitis
- gum diseasegum disease, gingivitis, periodontitis, periodontal disease, gum inflammation
- gut diseasesappendicitis, colitis, Crohn's disease, diverticulitis, gastritis
- medical findingscyst, tumor, lesion, polyp, hernia