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fistula
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fistula

In medicine, an abnormal pathway developing between adjoining organs or tissues, or leading to the exterior of the body. A fistula developing between the bowel and the bladder, for instance, may give rise to urinary-tract infection by intestinal organisms.



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Most authors accept the 1981 analysis of Liston, who described the route of a fourth branchial fistula.
Various presentations of fourth branchial pouch anomalies by Hengerer, Arthur S. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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