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fistula
(redirected from cerebrospinal fluid fistula)

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fis·tu·la  (fsch-l)
n. pl. fis·tu·las or fis·tu·lae (-l)
An abnormal duct or passage resulting from injury, disease, or a congenital disorder that connects an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the body surface or to another hollow organ.
[Middle English, from Latin.]
fistula [fist-yew-la]
Noun
Pathol a long narrow ulcer [Latin: tube, ulcer]
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Noun1.fistula - a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
fistulous withers
animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings
2.fistulafistula - an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
sinus
passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"


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Positive contrast demonstration of a cerebrospinal fluid fistula through the fundus of the internal auditory meatus.
Preoperative computed tomography may fail to detect patients at risk ... by Antonelli, Patrick J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Acquired spontaneous, nontraumatic normal-pressure cerebrospinal fluid fistulas originating from the middle fossa.
Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leakage and middle ear encephalocele ... by Baredes, Soly / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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