esophagocutaneous

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English

Etymology

From esophago- +‎ cutaneous.

Adjective

esophagocutaneous (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the skin (cutis) of the esophagus
    • 2015 July 14, Peter Waweru, David Mwaniki, “Conservative Management of an Iatrogenic Esophageal Tear in Kenya”, in Case Reports in Surgery, volume 2015, →DOI:
      A nasogastric tube is placed to clear gastric contents and limit further contamination [ 9 ] and mediastinal contamination drained percutaneously/radiologically [ 18 ] via the chest tubes, thereby converting the esophageal perforations to esophagocutaneous fistulae that heal similar to gastrointestinal fistulae [ 6 ].