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Fistula of digestive system

MedGen UID:
86886
Concept ID:
C0079238
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Digestive System Fistula; Digestive System Fistulas; Fistula, Digestive System; Fistulas, Digestive System
SNOMED CT: Fistula of digestive system (735426009); Gastroenteric fistula (37831005); Gastrointestinal fistula (37831005)

Definition

An abnormal communication between any part of the digestive system and another organ or cavity. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Malgras B, Dokmak S, Aussilhou B, Pocard M, Sauvanet A
J Visc Surg 2023 Feb;160(1):39-51. Epub 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2023.01.002. PMID: 36702720
Ghimire P
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Jan 15;60(245):93-100. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5780. PMID: 35199684Free PMC Article
Lichtenstein GR, Loftus EV, Isaacs KL, Regueiro MD, Gerson LB, Sands BE
Am J Gastroenterol 2018 Apr;113(4):481-517. Epub 2018 Mar 27 doi: 10.1038/ajg.2018.27. PMID: 29610508

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Schuh F, Mihaljevic AL, Probst P, Trudeau MT, Müller PC, Marchegiani G, Besselink MG, Uzunoglu F, Izbicki JR, Falconi M, Castillo CF, Adham M, Z'graggen K, Friess H, Werner J, Weitz J, Strobel O, Hackert T, Radenkovic D, Kelemen D, Wolfgang C, Miao YI, Shrikhande SV, Lillemoe KD, Dervenis C, Bassi C, Neoptolemos JP, Diener MK, Vollmer CM Jr, Büchler MW
Ann Surg 2023 Mar 1;277(3):e597-e608. Epub 2021 Mar 12 doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004855. PMID: 33914473Free PMC Article
Geldof J, Iqbal N, LeBlanc JF, Anandabaskaran S, Sawyer R, Buskens C, Bemelman W, Gecse K, Lundby L, Lightner AL, Danese S, Spinelli A, Carvello M, Faiz O, Warusavitarne J, Lung P, De Looze D, D'Hoore A, Vermeire S, Hart A, Tozer P
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Jun;7(6):576-584. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00007-3. PMID: 35325623
Bassi C, Marchegiani G, Dervenis C, Sarr M, Abu Hilal M, Adham M, Allen P, Andersson R, Asbun HJ, Besselink MG, Conlon K, Del Chiaro M, Falconi M, Fernandez-Cruz L, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Fingerhut A, Friess H, Gouma DJ, Hackert T, Izbicki J, Lillemoe KD, Neoptolemos JP, Olah A, Schulick R, Shrikhande SV, Takada T, Takaori K, Traverso W, Vollmer CM, Wolfgang CL, Yeo CJ, Salvia R, Buchler M; International Study Group on Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS)
Surgery 2017 Mar;161(3):584-591. Epub 2016 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.11.014. PMID: 28040257
Limura E, Giordano P
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Jan 7;21(1):12-20. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.12. PMID: 25574077Free PMC Article
Colombel JF, Sandborn WJ, Rutgeerts P, Enns R, Hanauer SB, Panaccione R, Schreiber S, Byczkowski D, Li J, Kent JD, Pollack PF
Gastroenterology 2007 Jan;132(1):52-65. Epub 2006 Nov 29 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.11.041. PMID: 17241859

Diagnosis

Geldof J, Iqbal N, LeBlanc JF, Anandabaskaran S, Sawyer R, Buskens C, Bemelman W, Gecse K, Lundby L, Lightner AL, Danese S, Spinelli A, Carvello M, Faiz O, Warusavitarne J, Lung P, De Looze D, D'Hoore A, Vermeire S, Hart A, Tozer P
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Jun;7(6):576-584. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00007-3. PMID: 35325623
Marchegiani G, Barreto SG, Bannone E, Sarr M, Vollmer CM, Connor S, Falconi M, Besselink MG, Salvia R, Wolfgang CL, Zyromski NJ, Yeo CJ, Adham M, Siriwardena AK, Takaori K, Hilal MA, Loos M, Probst P, Hackert T, Strobel O, Busch ORC, Lillemoe KD, Miao Y, Halloran CM, Werner J, Friess H, Izbicki JR, Bockhorn M, Vashist YK, Conlon K, Passas I, Gianotti L, Del Chiaro M, Schulick RD, Montorsi M, Oláh A, Fusai GK, Serrablo A, Zerbi A, Fingerhut A, Andersson R, Padbury R, Dervenis C, Neoptolemos JP, Bassi C, Büchler MW, Shrikhande SV; International Study Group for Pancreatic Surgery
Ann Surg 2022 Apr 1;275(4):663-672. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005226. PMID: 34596077
Bassi C, Marchegiani G, Dervenis C, Sarr M, Abu Hilal M, Adham M, Allen P, Andersson R, Asbun HJ, Besselink MG, Conlon K, Del Chiaro M, Falconi M, Fernandez-Cruz L, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Fingerhut A, Friess H, Gouma DJ, Hackert T, Izbicki J, Lillemoe KD, Neoptolemos JP, Olah A, Schulick R, Shrikhande SV, Takada T, Takaori K, Traverso W, Vollmer CM, Wolfgang CL, Yeo CJ, Salvia R, Buchler M; International Study Group on Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS)
Surgery 2017 Mar;161(3):584-591. Epub 2016 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.11.014. PMID: 28040257
Limura E, Giordano P
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Jan 7;21(1):12-20. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.12. PMID: 25574077Free PMC Article
Saclarides TJ
Surg Clin North Am 2002 Dec;82(6):1261-72. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(02)00055-5. PMID: 12516853

Therapy

Malgras B, Dokmak S, Aussilhou B, Pocard M, Sauvanet A
J Visc Surg 2023 Feb;160(1):39-51. Epub 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2023.01.002. PMID: 36702720
Schuh F, Mihaljevic AL, Probst P, Trudeau MT, Müller PC, Marchegiani G, Besselink MG, Uzunoglu F, Izbicki JR, Falconi M, Castillo CF, Adham M, Z'graggen K, Friess H, Werner J, Weitz J, Strobel O, Hackert T, Radenkovic D, Kelemen D, Wolfgang C, Miao YI, Shrikhande SV, Lillemoe KD, Dervenis C, Bassi C, Neoptolemos JP, Diener MK, Vollmer CM Jr, Büchler MW
Ann Surg 2023 Mar 1;277(3):e597-e608. Epub 2021 Mar 12 doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004855. PMID: 33914473Free PMC Article
Geldof J, Iqbal N, LeBlanc JF, Anandabaskaran S, Sawyer R, Buskens C, Bemelman W, Gecse K, Lundby L, Lightner AL, Danese S, Spinelli A, Carvello M, Faiz O, Warusavitarne J, Lung P, De Looze D, D'Hoore A, Vermeire S, Hart A, Tozer P
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Jun;7(6):576-584. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00007-3. PMID: 35325623
Limura E, Giordano P
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Jan 7;21(1):12-20. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.12. PMID: 25574077Free PMC Article
Colombel JF, Sandborn WJ, Rutgeerts P, Enns R, Hanauer SB, Panaccione R, Schreiber S, Byczkowski D, Li J, Kent JD, Pollack PF
Gastroenterology 2007 Jan;132(1):52-65. Epub 2006 Nov 29 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.11.041. PMID: 17241859

Prognosis

Tilz RR, Schmidt V, Pürerfellner H, Maury P, Chun KRJU, Martinek M, Sohns C, Schmidt B, Mandel F, Gandjbakhch E, Laredo M, Gunawardene MA, Willems S, Beiert T, Borlich M, Iden L, Füting A, Spittler R, Gaspar T, Richter S, Schade A, Kuniss M, Neumann T, Francke A, Wunderlich C, Shin DI, Meininghaus DG, Foresti M, Bonsels M, Reek D, Wiegand U, Bauer A, Metzner A, Eckardt L, Popescu SȘ, Krahnefeld O, Sticherling C, Kühne M, Nguyen DQ, Roten L, Saguner AM, Linz D, van der Voort P, Mulder BA, Vijgen J, Almorad A, Guenancia C, Fauchier L, Boveda S, Greef Y, Da Costa A, Jais P, Derval N, Milhem A, Jesel L, Garcia R, Poty H, Khoueiry Z, Seitz J, Laborderie J, Mechulan A, Brigadeau F, Zhao A, Saludas Y, Piot O, Ahluwalia N, Martin C, Chen J, Antolic B, Leventopoulos G, Özcan EE, Yorgun H, Cay S, Yalin K, Botros MS, Mahmoud AT, Jędrzejczyk-Patej E, Inaba O, Okumura K, Ejima K, Khakpour H, Boyle N, Catanzaro JN, Reddy V, Mohanty S, Natale A, Blessberger H, Yang B, Stevens I, Sommer P, Veltmann C, Steven D, Vogler J, Kuck KH, Merino JL, Keelani A, Heeger CH
Eur Heart J 2023 Jul 14;44(27):2458-2469. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad250. PMID: 37062040Free PMC Article
Schuh F, Mihaljevic AL, Probst P, Trudeau MT, Müller PC, Marchegiani G, Besselink MG, Uzunoglu F, Izbicki JR, Falconi M, Castillo CF, Adham M, Z'graggen K, Friess H, Werner J, Weitz J, Strobel O, Hackert T, Radenkovic D, Kelemen D, Wolfgang C, Miao YI, Shrikhande SV, Lillemoe KD, Dervenis C, Bassi C, Neoptolemos JP, Diener MK, Vollmer CM Jr, Büchler MW
Ann Surg 2023 Mar 1;277(3):e597-e608. Epub 2021 Mar 12 doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004855. PMID: 33914473Free PMC Article
Bendifallah S, Puchar A, Vesale E, Moawad G, Daraï E, Roman H
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2021 Mar;28(3):453-466. Epub 2020 Aug 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2020.08.015. PMID: 32841755
Hackert T, Werner J, Büchler MW
Surgeon 2011 Aug;9(4):211-7. Epub 2010 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.10.011. PMID: 21672661
Spitz L
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 May 11;2:24. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-24. PMID: 17498283Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Schuh F, Mihaljevic AL, Probst P, Trudeau MT, Müller PC, Marchegiani G, Besselink MG, Uzunoglu F, Izbicki JR, Falconi M, Castillo CF, Adham M, Z'graggen K, Friess H, Werner J, Weitz J, Strobel O, Hackert T, Radenkovic D, Kelemen D, Wolfgang C, Miao YI, Shrikhande SV, Lillemoe KD, Dervenis C, Bassi C, Neoptolemos JP, Diener MK, Vollmer CM Jr, Büchler MW
Ann Surg 2023 Mar 1;277(3):e597-e608. Epub 2021 Mar 12 doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004855. PMID: 33914473Free PMC Article
Marchegiani G, Bassi C
Br J Surg 2021 Jun 22;108(6):602-604. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab125. PMID: 33942063
Andersson R, Søreide K, Ansari D
Scand J Surg 2020 Dec;109(4):359-361. Epub 2019 Aug 1 doi: 10.1177/1457496919866014. PMID: 31370750
Rossi UG, Cariati M
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2015 Sep-Oct;9(5):461-2. Epub 2015 Apr 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2015.03.009. PMID: 25958007
Colombel JF, Sandborn WJ, Rutgeerts P, Enns R, Hanauer SB, Panaccione R, Schreiber S, Byczkowski D, Li J, Kent JD, Pollack PF
Gastroenterology 2007 Jan;132(1):52-65. Epub 2006 Nov 29 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.11.041. PMID: 17241859

Recent systematic reviews

Vuyyuru SK, Solitano V, Narula N, Lee MJ, MacDonald JK, McCurdy JD, Singh S, Ma C, Jairath V
J Crohns Colitis 2024 Apr 23;18(4):589-603. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad185. PMID: 37933849
Wang H, Jiang HY, Zhang YX, Jin HY, Fei BY, Jiang JL
Stem Cell Res Ther 2023 Apr 26;14(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s13287-023-03331-6. PMID: 37101285Free PMC Article
Gefen R, Garoufalia Z, Zhou P, Watson K, Emile SH, Wexner SD
Tech Coloproctol 2022 Nov;26(11):863-874. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1007/s10151-022-02656-3. PMID: 35915291
Zizzo M, Tumiati D, Bassi MC, Zanelli M, Sanguedolce F, Porpiglia F, Fiori C, Campobasso D, Castro Ruiz C, Bergamaschi FA, Maestroni UV, Carrieri G, Cormio L, Biolchini F, Palicelli A, Soriano A, Sassatelli R, Ascani S, Annessi V, Giunta A
Minerva Urol Nephrol 2022 Aug;74(4):400-408. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.21.04750-9. PMID: 34791866
Kumpf VJ, de Aguilar-Nascimento JE, Diaz-Pizarro Graf JI, Hall AM, McKeever L, Steiger E, Winkler MF, Compher CW; FELANPE; American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2017 Jan;41(1):104-112. Epub 2016 Dec 5 doi: 10.1177/0148607116680792. PMID: 27913762

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