Biomaterial Database

Persistent appendiceal-sigmoid fistula. 1968

T L Dent, and T S Harrison

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007412	Intestinal Fistula	An abnormal anatomical passage between the INTESTINE, and another segment of the intestine or other organs. External intestinal fistula is connected to the SKIN (enterocutaneous fistula). Internal intestinal fistula can be connected to a number of organs, such as STOMACH (gastrocolic fistula), the BILIARY TRACT (cholecystoduodenal fistula), or the URINARY BLADDER of the URINARY TRACT (colovesical fistula). Risk factors include inflammatory processes, cancer, radiation treatment, and surgical misadventures (MEDICAL ERRORS).	Cholecystoduodenal Fistula,Colovesical Fistula,Enterocutaneous Fistula,Fistula, Cholecystoduodenal,Fistula, Colovesical,Fistula, Enterocutaneous,Fistula, Intestinal
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002429	Cecal Diseases	Pathological developments in the CECUM.	Cecal Disease,Disease, Cecal,Diseases, Cecal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001064	Appendicitis	Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.	Perforated Appendicitis,Ruptured Appendicitis,Appendicitis, Perforated,Appendicitis, Ruptured
D001065	Appendix	A worm-like blind tube extension from the CECUM.	Vermiform Appendix,Appendix, Vermiform
D012810	Sigmoid Diseases	Pathological processes in the SIGMOID COLON region of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).	Sigmoid Colon Diseases,Colon Disease, Sigmoid,Colon Diseases, Sigmoid,Disease, Sigmoid,Disease, Sigmoid Colon,Diseases, Sigmoid,Diseases, Sigmoid Colon,Sigmoid Colon Disease,Sigmoid Disease