esophageal fistula

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esophageal fistula [ə¦säf·ə¦jē·əl ′fis·chə·lə]

(medicine)

Congenitally, an abnormal tube communicating between the esophagus and an internal organ, usually the trachea; an acquired esophageal fistula usually communicates between the esophagus and the skin through an external opening, or may communicate with internal organs.

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