Fistulas are abnormal connections of passageways between organs and structures that are not normally connected. In the gastrointestinal tract they refer to connections from the bowel to the bladder, skin surface or other segments of intestine. Fistulas develop after damage and weakening of the bowel wall due to trauma, surgery, inflammation, infections or cancer.
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