Question 284 · LEK · Intestinal fistulas
Intestinal fistulae might be a result of:
- A. malignant tumours.
- B. diverticulosis.
- C. Crohn’s disease (Lesniowski-Crohn disease).
- D. exposure to ionic radiation.
- E. all the above.
Hint
Think of every process that can damage the full thickness of the bowel wall and make it adhere to an adjacent organ or the skin.
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