"Esophageal Fistula" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Abnormal passage communicating with the ESOPHAGUS. The most common type is TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA between the esophagus and the TRACHEA.
| Descriptor ID |
D004937
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.267.250 C06.405.117.367 C23.300.575.185.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Esophageal Fistula- Esophageal Fistula
- Esophageal Fistulas
- Fistula, Esophageal
- Fistulas, Esophageal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Fistula" by people in Profiles.
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Atrioesophageal Fistula After Radiofrequency Ablation Presenting With Status Epilepticus: A Case Report. A A Pract. 2019 Nov 01; 13(9):352-355.
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Esophago-pulmonary fistula manifesting as recurrent pneumonias and migrating mediastinal calcifications. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2017 05 18; 87(1):813.
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Endoscopic closure devices. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Aug; 76(2):244-51.
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Canine model of esophageal injury and atrial-esophageal fistula after applications of forward-firing high-intensity focused ultrasound and side-firing unfocused ultrasound in the left atrium and inside the pulmonary vein. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2009 Feb; 2(1):41-9.