enterocutaneous

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English

Etymology

From entero- +‎ cutaneous.

Adjective

enterocutaneous (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the bowel and the skin.
    enterocutaneous fistulas
    • 1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 9:
      Fistulas and sinus tracts are hallmarks of Crohn’s disease, affecting approximately 20–40% of patients . The morphology and anatomic sites of fistulas are protean: enteroenteric, enterocolic, colocolic, enterovesical, enterovaginal, enterocutaneous, anorectal, duodenopancreatic, gastrocolic, colobronchial, and enterospinal .
    • 2015 December 9, “Clinical Factors and Disease Course Related to Diagnostic Delay in Korean Crohn’s Disease Patients: Results from the CONNECT Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Internal fistulas included all fistulas from the bowel to other organs, such as entero-enteric, enterocutaneous, enterovesical, and enterourinary fistulas, except perianal fistulas.

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