장기와 장기 사이 또는 장기와 피부 사이에 생긴 비정상적인 통로.
An abnormal or surgically created connection or passageway between two organs or between an internal organ and the body surface.
예문:
"The surgeon successfully closed the vesicovaginal fistula that had caused the patient significant discomfort."
"Dialysis patients often have an arteriovenous fistula created in their arm to facilitate blood flow."
"Chronic Crohn's disease can sometimes lead to the formation of an internal fistula between loops of the bowel."